Sri Venkateswar Steam Press

Sri Venkateswar Steam Press (Khemraj Shrikrishnadass) is one of the oldest publishers in India.[1][2]

It was established by two Marwari brothers from Churu, Ganga Vishnu Bajaj and Khemraj Krishnadas Bajaj in 1871 at Moti Bazar Bombay. By 1880 they moved to Khetwadi and formally established Sri Venkateswar Steam Press.[3]

The have published several classical Hindi and Sanskrit texts,[4][5] including the smallest Gita.[6]

They published some the earliest editions of Kalyana magazine for Geeta Press.

References

  1. ↑ Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey, Philip Lutgendorf, Oxford University Press, 2007 p.52
  2. ↑ Once Upon A Time: A publishing house thrives on a legacy of reform ushered in by its founder, Kavitha Iyer, Indian Express, April 24, 2016
  3. ↑ Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India, Akshaya Mukul, HarperCollins Publishers India, 2015
  4. ↑ The Nîtiśataka Śringâraśataka and Vairâgyaśataka, Bhartr̥hari, Purohita Gopīnātha, Khemraj Shrikrishnadass, 1896
  5. ↑ दशहरे का संबंध: ना राम से, ना रावण से, रंजन माहेश्वरी Navbharat Times, October 25, 2012
  6. ↑ एक इंच की गीता बनी धरोहर की शान, Bhaskar, Feb 24, 2012

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