Rupa Publications
{{short description|Book publisher in India}}
{{Redirect|Rupa & Co.|the clothing company|Rupa Company}}
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| image = Rupa Publications logo.png
| parent = Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
| status = Active
| founded = 1936
| founder = D. Mehra
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| country = India
| headquarters = Delhi
| distribution = Kolkata, Allahabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kathmandu and overseas
| keypeople = D. Mehra, R. K. Mehra and Kapish Mehra
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| imprints = Red Turtle
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| url = {{URL|www.rupapublications.co.in}}
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Rupa Publications is an Indian publishing company based in New Delhi, with sales centres in Kolkata, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Kathmandu.
Genesis
Rupa Publications was founded in 1936 by D. Mehra and R. K. Mehra at College Street in Calcutta.{{cite web |title=Rupa's chairman R.K. Mehra on the big changes and challenges in the publishing industry |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/we-dont-sell-authors-the-authors-sell-us/295133 |website=outlookindia.com |publisher=Outlook |access-date=13 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=The turnover has risen; the number of books per year has come down: Kapish Mehra |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/n0FsOUb76zkKaNIEXG7iDN/The-turnover-has-risen-the-number-of-books-per-year-has-com.html |website=livemint.com |publisher=livemint.com |access-date=13 October 2018}} Also a book distributor and importer,{{cite web|url=http://www.rupapublications.com/client/AboutUs.aspx|title=Rupa & Co.|access-date=2011-10-10}} The logo of the company was designed by the film maker Satyajit Ray and he asked for some books as fees for his job.
Business profile
Rupa Publications has published all of Chetan Bhagat's books, My Country My Life (the autobiography of L. K. Advani), some of Ramendra Kumar's and Ruskin Bond's books, and has also published Kaun Banega Crorepati - The Official Book,{{cite web|url=http://www.rupapublications.co.in/client/home.aspx|title=Rupa & Co.|access-date=2007-02-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911031044/http://www.rupapublications.co.in/client/home.aspx|archive-date=2012-09-11}} Life is Perfect by Himani Dalmia,{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Nabeel A. |date=22 January 2009 |title=Indus Valley History, 'White Tiger' Top Bestseller Charts |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1631187641.html |access-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220221449/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1631187641.html |archive-date=20 February 2016}} and Pranab Mukherjee's autobiographical title the Presidential Years.{{cite web |title=Pranab Mukherjee to publish book on his years as a president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/pranab-mukherjee-to-publish-book-on-his-presidential-years/articleshow/64568157.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=timesofindia |access-date=10 October 2018}} According to the publishing house, their annual production stands at approximately 150-200 titles currently.
In 2012, Kapish Mehra, current managing director of the company{{cite web |title=Rupa Publications: Not just Kapish Mehra's great-grandfather's company |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/work-in-progress/rupa-publications-not-just-kapish-mehras-greatgrandfathers-company/42429/1 |website=forbesindia.com |publisher=forbesindia.com |access-date=13 October 2018}} launched Aleph Book Company, along with David Davidar, former CEO of Penguin-International; shortly after it was launched, the company hired Ravi Singh, former Publisher of Penguin-India, to join the publishing team.{{cite news |title=Three publishing veterans push English fiction in India |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/three-publishing-veterans-push-english-fiction-in-india_2269.htm |publisher=Zee News |date=12 April 2012 }}{{cite news |title=We are aiming to make Aleph the premium publishing brand: David Davidar |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aleph-will-be-indias-premium-publishing-brand-davidar/247531-40-100.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413030403/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aleph-will-be-indias-premium-publishing-brand-davidar/247531-40-100.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=11 April 2012 }}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.rupapublications.co.in/}}
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Category:Book publishing companies of India
Category:Companies based in Kolkata