Publications Division
Indian state publisher
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Publications Division (India) is a publishing house in India, with its headquarters at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. It functions as a division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). It publishes books in Hindi, English and other regional languages.[1]
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| Founded | 1941 |
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| Headquarters location | Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi |
| Owners | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Govt. of India |
| Official website | http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/ |
History
Established in 1941, Publications Division publishes books on a range of subjects including arts, culture, national heritage, biographies of national leaders in various fields, science, flora and fauna and children's literature. The house has published a 100-volume set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi as well as individual volumes of his work.[2]
The Publications Division also publishes journals including Yojana, on development; Kurukshetra, on rural development; Ajkal, a literary magazine; Bal Bharati, for children; and Employment News, which lists government job openings.[2] It also participates in exhibitions and book fairs.
The materials are sold through agents, online, and via its own outlets: eight sales emporiums in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Patna, and Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
Notable publications
- Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan edited by Zafar Ahmad Nizami
- Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan by Zafar Ahmad Nizami[4]
- Builders of Modern India: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Urdu translation by Raamish Siddiqui[5]
