Purushottam Publishers
{{short description|Indian Media Company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Purushottam Publishers
| logo = Purushottam Publishers Logo Registered Trademark & Copyright.png
| type =
| industry = {{hlist|Publishing|Academic publishing|Writing}}
| founded = 2007
| founder = Snehangshu Banerjee
Biswa Priyo Bandyopadhyay
| hq_location_city = Baranagar
| hq_location_country = India
| products = Academic & Research based Books, Guidebooks, AudioBooks and eBooks
| num_employees = 50
| num_employees_year =
| parent = JIPL Group
| website = {{URL|purushottam-publishers.in}}
}}
Purushottam Publishers is an independent publishing house and media company headquartered in Baranagar, West Bengal, India, publishing K-12 school textbooks, academic research and career guidebooks for University and College level and General books of various genre.{{cite web|url=http://tollywoodhamaka.com/news/prem-o-kichhu-katha-released-at-kolkata.html |title= Book Release event media coverage |publisher=tollywoodhamaka.com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-19}} Founded in 2009, this publishing house is a venture of the JIPL Group.{{cite web|url=https://jipl.co.in/publishing-book/ | title= JIPL Group Business Verticals | publisher=JIPL Group | date= | accessdate=2017-11-15}}{{cite web|url=https://orange-publishers.com/ |title= Orange Publishers |publisher=Orange Publishers |date= |accessdate=2017-11-15}}
History
Between January and June 2009, Snehangshu Banerjee and Biswapriyo Bandyopadhyay came together as first-generation entrepreneurs in Baranagar, Kolkata. They founded the JIPL Group{{cite web|url=https://jipl.co.in/#about |title= About the JIPL Group |publisher=JIPL |date= |accessdate=2022-01-04}} and subsequently Purushottam Publishers.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiamart.com/purushottampublishers/about-us.html |title= About Purushottam Publishers |publisher=Indiamart|date= |accessdate=2022-01-04}} The book Fishermen of The Coastal Districts of Bengal{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFdOBAAAQBAJ |title= Fishermen of The Coastal Districts of Bengal |date= 16 July 2012|isbn= 9788192412900 |accessdate=2017-04-19|last1= Surjendu Dey |first1= Dr }} by researcher, academic author Dr. Surjendu Dey,{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YGcSBEIAAAAJ|title= Author Surjendu Dey |publisher=Google scholar |date= |accessdate=2017-04-19}} and Leadership & Entrepreneurship 2020 – by Er. Ravinder Kumar Handa{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Leadership-Entrepreneurship-Ravinder-Kumar-Handa/dp/9385908308/ | title= Leadership and Entrepreneurship 2020 by Er. Ravinder Kr. Handa | publisher=Purushottam Publishers | date=2016-01-01 |accessdate=2021-06-24}} were the company's significant published works during its early days. The pair sold the books on their own to independent bookstores. The book Fishermen of The Coastal Districts of Bengal won the Meghnad Saha Memorial Award and Medal in February 2016. Purushottam Publishers' subsequent works included several other{{cite web|url=https://www.himalayanwritingretreat.com/traditional-publishers-in-india/|title= Traditional Publishers in India |publisher=HWR |date=2021-06-24 |accessdate=2021-06-24}} academic titles.
The company specializes in K-12{{cite web|url=http://kpk12.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/KeepingPace2012.pdf |title= Keeping pace with K-12 online and Blended Learning |publisher=Evergreen Education Group |date= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121224135904/http://kpk12.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/KeepingPace2012.pdf |accessdate=2019-04-02|archive-date= 24 December 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.hoover.org/research/short-history-k-12-reform |title= A Short History of K-12 Reform by Chester E. Finn Jr. |publisher=Hoover Institution |date= |accessdate=2018-06-09}} School textbooks for English / Bengali Medium schools of CISCE/CBSE Board, and also books/ebooks in higher academic research.
The firm is named after Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirtha Ji Maharaj by the primary stakeholders,{{cite web|url=https://corporatedir.com/company/jnanalok-infotech-private-limited | title= JIPL is the Holding company of Purushottam Publishers | publisher=corporatedir.com | date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2021-06-24}}{{cite web|url=https://jipl.co.in/#about | title= About JIPL | publisher=jipl.co.in | date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2021-06-24}} who are disciples of the Siddhayoga lineage of Saints.
All books published by Purushottam Publishers are made available on the fully-owned official Online Storefront, Purushottam Bookstore{{cite web|url=https://purushottam-bookstore.com | title= Purushottam Bookstore | publisher=JIPL Group| date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2021-12-12}}
Publications
=School textbooks=
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS Picture Dictionary – an indigenously developed Picture Dictionary or Visual Dictionary book for Junior School
- Purushottam's Bright Learners Social Studies – a series of eight school textbooks (Subject: Social Studies) for std. I – VIII
- Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/best-books-for-rrb-je-1548077918-1 |title= Best Books for RRB JE 2019 CBT-2 Exam Preparation |publisher=jagranjosh.com |date= |accessdate=2020-08-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/best-books-for-ssc-gd-constable-exam-1534507230-1 |title= Best Books for SSC GD Constable 2018–19 Exam Preparation |publisher=jagranjosh.com |date= |accessdate=2019-02-08}} – a series{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908006/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 1 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908014/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 2 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908022/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 3 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908030/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 4 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908049/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 5 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908057/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 6 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908065/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 7 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-Spectrums-General-Knowledge-Textbook/dp/9385908073/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's Spectrums of General Knowledge - 8 | publisher=Amazon India |date=2015-11-15 | accessdate=2016-12-12}} of eight school textbooks for std. I – VIII
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art & Colour Book{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908162/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - A | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908170/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - B | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908189/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - 1 | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908197/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - 2 | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908200/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - 3 | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908219/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - 4 | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Purushottams-FUNKIDS-Art-Colour-Book/dp/9385908227/ | title= Amazon: Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Colour Book - 5 | publisher=Amazon India |date= | accessdate=2016-12-12}} – a series of seven art and colour books for std. LKG – std. V
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS Art and Craft Book – a series of five art and craft books for std. LKG – III
- Purushottam's Kochi Kanchar A AA KA KHA – a Bengali alphabet book, for young learners
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS My First A-B-C – an English alphabet book for young learners
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS Number Book 1 (1–50) – Junior School Mathematics primer book for young learners
- Purushottam's FUNKIDS Number Book 2 (1–100) – Junior School Mathematics primer book for young learners
=Higher academic publications=
- Yoga Vaani – by Swami Shankar Purushottam Tirtha {{ISBN|978-81-924129-2-4}} – Bengali Edition of a Siddhayoga book written in the early 1900s in India, discusses the experiences during meditation (sadhana) based on the Siddhayoga Kundalini Shaktipat Tradition.
- Fishermen of the Coastal Districts of Bengal – by Dr. Surjendu Dey {{ISBN|978-81-924129-0-0}} – A wide-spectrum research-oriented book covering multi-disciplinary areas of sociology, economics, culture hnd History.{{cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/65982 |title= Fishermen of coastal districts of Bengal – A study in Socio-cultural Transformation |publisher=Shodh Ganga |date= |accessdate=2020-04-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elLWedou79A |title= Video Book Trailer of Fishermen of coastal districts of Bengal – A study in Socio-cultural Transformation |publisher=Purushottam Publishers Youtube Channel |date= |accessdate=2021-12-12}}
- Leadership & Entrepreneurship 2020 – by Er. Ravinder Kumar Handa {{ISBN|978-93-85908-30-9}} – A case-study centric reference for Leaders, Entrepreneurs and students of Management.
- Indian Society-Problems and Issues – by Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer {{ISBN|978-93-85908-37-8}} – A research oriented book related to contemporary Indian society. A reference for students (both undergraduate and postgraduate), research scholars, educators, social scientists, those in government and non-governmental organizations, social activists and policy makers.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://purushottam-bookstore.com|name=Purushottam Bookstore: Online Storefront}}
- {{YouTube|channel=UC7e8uTXlEPm5WkSefUkpzHg}}
- {{Official website|https://purushottam-publishers.com|name=Purushottam Publishers: Official Website}}
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