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.
| Parent company | Vision Books Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | D N Malhotra[1] |
| Country of origin | Indian |
| Headquarters location | 5A/8, Ansari Road, 1st Floor, Daryaganj, New Delhi, India - 110 002 |
| Key people | Kapil Malhotra (President)
Sidharth Malhotra (CEO)[2] Sudhir Malhotra (MD) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Fiction, Self-help; Academic |
| Imprints | Orient Paperbacks; Vision Books; Caring Books |
| Official website | orientpaperbacks |
History
editOrient 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "DN Malhotra : Books Are Eternal". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2004.
- ^ "Sidharth Malhotra : Choose to be Happy". Orient Paperback. Retrieved 17 February 2004.
- ^ Mandira Sen (27 January 2013). "The Paperback Revolution". India International Centre Journal. 10 (4): 443–465. JSTOR 23001386. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "IPA's SPECIAL AWARD 'DARE TO PUBLISH' TO LATE SHRI RAJPAL" (PDF). internationalpublishers.org. International Publishers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Sekhar Malhotra - Reluctant Publisher". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Bestsellers in Hindi". Business-standard.com. Business Standard. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Earning Greenbacks from Paperback". Business Standard. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Vision Books Private Limited". Lawyers Services. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Orient Paperback : Overview". Orient Paperback. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Sudhir Malhotra : FIP President". Federation of Indian Publishers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Indira Gandhi : These Are Just My Words, Not a Book By Me". India Today. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.