Publications Division Explained

Publications Division (India)
Headquarters:Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Founded:1941
Director General:Sheyphali Sharan
Owner:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Govt. of India
Website:http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/

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]

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Publications Division receives Award for Excellence in Display at Delhi Book Fair 2023 DD News . 2023-09-23 . ddnews.gov.in.
  2. Web site: About Us . 23 May 2021 . Publications Division .
  3. Web site: Distribution Network . Publications Division . 23 May 2021 .
  4. Book: Zafar Ahmad Nizami . Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan. OpenLibrary.org. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). 1988. English. 31 May 2019. Zafar Ahmad Nizami.
  5. Web site: BMI - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (Urdu) . Publications Division. www.publicationsdivision.nic.in. 2021-05-23.