Orient Paperback Explained

Parent:Vision Books Private Limited
Status:Active
Founder:D N Malhotra[1]
Country:Indian
Headquarters:5A/8, Ansari Road, 1st Floor, Daryaganj,
New Delhi, India - 110 002
Keypeople:Kapil Malhotra (President)
Sidharth Malhotra (CEO)[2]
Sudhir Malhotra (MD)
Publications:Books
Topics:Fiction, Self-help; Academic
Imprints:Orient Paperbacks; Vision Books; Caring Books

Orient Paperback is an Indian publishing company. It publishes academic books as well as fiction in English and Hindi languages. It has launched the literary careers of several unknown authors like R K Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand and Shakuntala Devi who went on to achieve fame.

History

Orient Paperback was established in the year 1975 by Sudhir Malhotra and Kapil Malhotra.[3] They are descendants of publisher Rajpal Malhotra who was assassinated in 1912 for publishing the controversial book "Rangeela Rasool".[4] Rajpal's sons Vishwanath Malhotra and Dinanath Malhotra established Rajpal & Sons, which later got bifurcated into Orient Paperbacks and Hind Pocketbooks.[5] In 1947, after the partition of India and Pakistan, the publishing house shifted to New Delhi.[6] In 1976 Vishwananth's son Kapil Malhotra set up Vision Books as a private limited company with Orient Paperback as its official imprint.[7] Currently Orient Paperback is a registered trademark of Vision Books.[8]

Publications and operations

The company publishes books under three different imprints. Fiction and travelogue under "Orient Paperbacks", general and self-help books under "Vision Books", and academic & career guidance are "Caring" imprint. Currently the company has more than 2000 titles distributed through around 1000 outlets.[9] Its current CEO Sudhir Malhotra is also the President of the Federation of Indian Publishers.[10]

Notable publications include books by Nelson Mandela, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Imran Khan, Shakuntala Devi, Don Bradman, Mulk Raj Anand, R K Narayan. Orient Paperback also published the only book ever written by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: DN Malhotra : Books Are Eternal. 17 February 2004. Hindustan Times.
  2. Web site: Sidharth Malhotra : Choose to be Happy. 17 February 2004. Orient Paperback.
  3. The Paperback Revolution. 27 January 2013. India International Centre Journal. 10 . Mandira Sen. 4. 443–465. 23001386. 18 January 2022.
  4. Web site: IPA's SPECIAL AWARD 'DARE TO PUBLISH' TO LATE SHRI RAJPAL . internationalpublishers.org . International Publishers . 18 January 2022.
  5. News: Sekhar Malhotra - Reluctant Publisher. Scroll.in. 18 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Bestsellers in Hindi . Business-standard.com . Business Standard . 18 January 2022.
  7. News: Earning Greenbacks from Paperback. 27 January 2013. Business Standard. 18 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Vision Books Private Limited. Lawyers Services. 18 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Orient Paperback : Overview. 18 January 2022. Orient Paperback.
  10. Web site: Sudhir Malhotra : FIP President. 18 January 2022. Federation of Indian Publishers.
  11. News: Indira Gandhi : These Are Just My Words, Not a Book By Me. 26 November 2013. 18 January 2022. India Today.

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