Signet Press

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Signet Press
Founded1943
Founder
Country of originIndia
Headquarters locationCollege Street, (in front of Sanskrit College), Kolkata, West Bengal
Publication typesBooks

Signet Press in Kolkata (previously Calcutta), West Bengal, India, is a publishing house established by in 1943. Located at the famous book arcade of College Street in front of Sanskrit College. The famed film-director Satyajit Ray worked as a visual designer in this publishing house at the onset of his career and many of the books don the covers designed by him.[1] The press has published many renowned books like Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's Pather Panchali and Chander Pahar, Jibanananda Das's Rupasi Bangla and Banalata Sen, Saat-ti taarar timir etc.

References[]

  1. ^ Robinson, Andrew (2004). Satyajit Ray: the Inner Eye. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-86064-965-3.


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