Roli Books Explained

Distribution:India & worldwide
Founder:Pramod Kapoor
Headquarters:M-75, Greater Kailash 2 MarketNew Delhi India
Roli Books
Publications:Books
Keypeople:
  • Pramod Kapoor
  • Kapil Kapoor
  • Priya Kapoor

Roli Books is an Indian publishing house that produces and publishes books pertaining to Indian heritage. It was founded in 1978 by Pramod Kapoor and is jointly run by his family.

Its imprints include Lustre Press for illustrated books, India Ink for fiction, and the Lotus Collection for biographies, non-illustrated non-fiction books.

Origin

Roli Books was founded in 1978 by Pramod Kapoor, initially with an illustrated book on Rajasthan, first printed in Singapore.[1] The company developed relations with publishing houses in France following Kapoor trip to Paris in 1981, when he bought 3,000 copies of The Last Maharaja and sold the whole lot in India.[2] Subsequently, they published books and sold them in France.[2] By its 25th anniversary, it was also publishing fiction.[3]

Imprints

Imprints at Roli Books include Lustre Press for illustrated books, India Ink for fiction, and the Lotus Collection for biographies, non-illustrated non-fiction books.[4]

Products

The company publishes coffee table books and limited edition books.[5] [6] Its publications include Calcutta Then, Kolkata Now (2019),[7] [8] and The Emperor's Table: The Art of Mughal Cuisine.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghai . S. K. . One to One: Glimpses of Indian Publishing Industry . 2008 . Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd . New Delhi . 978-81-207-3948-2 . https://books.google.com/books?id=SNseAgAAQBAJ&dq=Roli+Books+pramod+kapoor+benares&pg=PT46 . en . 6. Pramod Kapoor.
  2. News: Publisher Pramod Kapoor conferred with top French honour . 14 July 2022 . The Economic Times . 13 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714014337/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/publisher-pramod-kapoor-conferred-with-top-french-honour/articleshow/51379044.cms?from=mdr . 14 July 2022.
  3. News: Roli Books turns 25. 15 August 2004. 25 March 2019. The Economic Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715060453/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/roli-books-turns-25/articleshow/815648.cms. 15 July 2022.
  4. Ghai . S. K. . Glimpses of Indian Publishing Today in the Words of Publishing Professionals . Publishing Research Quarterly . 1 September 2008 . 24 . 3 . 202–214 . 10.1007/s12109-007-9040-0 . 145768845 . en . 1936-4792. subscription.
  5. Web site: Coffee table and limited editions books are gaining in popularity. Businesstoday.in. 25 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20220714024605/https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/coffee-table-limited-editions-books-gaining-popularity-131414-2013-08-13. 14 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Roli Books - Latest News on Roli Books - Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles. Firstpost.com. 25 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Ambassador & Roli Books celebrate the publication of Calcutta Then, Kolkata Now. In.ambafrance.org. 25 March 2019.
  8. News: Laskar . Rezaul H . Review: Calcutta Then: Kolkata Now . 14 July 2022 . Hindustan Times . 11 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714023509/https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-calcutta-then-kolkata-now/story-Rr8SxyIePdCXmYDrA6tlRK.html . 14 July 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Roli Books wins 3 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. News18.com. 25 March 2019.

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