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*Navin Kala Trust
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'''Delhi Press''' is one of India's largest magazine publishing houses. It publishes 36 magazines in 10 languages, and has a group readership of over 35 million. Some of its popular publications include ''[[The Caravan (magazine)|The Caravan]]'', ''[[Champak]]'', ''[[Grihshobha]]'', ''[[Saras Salil]]'', and ''[[Sarita (magazine)|Sarita]]''.

==Company==
The company has its corporate office in central [[Delhi]], and 12 regional offices in the state capitals.

==History==
Delhi Press was established by Vishwanath (1917-2002) in 1939. The company's first magazine was ''Caravan'' in 1940, and its flagship magazine was the Hindi-language ''Sarita'' (magazine) launched in 1945. Vishwanath was known for his stable of low-priced magazines that were aimed to the masses, such as Sarita, Saras Salil, Woman's Era, Champak, and Grihshobha.<ref>{{cite web|first=Anarug |last=Batra |title=Legacy Time? Too early, too lofty |work=Impact |date=21 November 2010 |accessdate=2013-05-21 |url=http://www.e4media.net/impact/Nov0810/impact_AB051110.html}}</ref>

Vishwanath was a proponent of simple Hindi. Sarita used to have a column "यह किस देश-प्रदेश की भाषा है" which used to present a sample of hard to follow language.<ref>[http://www.garbhanal.com/difficulty-in-hindi-not-language हिंदी की कठिनाई, भाषा की नहीं, डॉ. ओम निश्चल, Garbhnal, 01-Mar-2018]</ref> The articles and stories in Sarita used to be short and readable.

It is now managed by his descendants including son Paresh Nath (publisher and editor-in-chief) and grandson Anant Nath (editor of The Caravan).<ref>[https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/78YQTesQtr28UUC18SQI9J/As-magazines-dwindle-Delhi-Press-seeks-to-add-more.html As magazines dwindle, Delhi Press seeks to add more, Shuchi Bansal, Live Mint, 25 Apr 2013]</ref> Related organisations, Pramod Engineering and [[MassCoMedia]] were founded by his eldest son Naresh Nath and are now run by Divesh Nath (editor of Woman's Era) and Rohit Nath.<ref>[http://www.print-publishing.com/248/pramod-engineering-committed-to-facelift-binding-process/ Pramod Engineering: Committed To Facelift Binding Process, Print & Publishing, May 26, 2018]</ref><ref>[http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/archive/jan08/story9.htm MassCoMedia : new kid on the block - a media institute with a difference, All About Newspapers, Vol # 3, No # 1, January - March 2008 Issue]</ref>

The magazine business has been very challenging in India as well as globally, with many highly regarded magazines such as [[Dharmayug]] (1949-1993.), [[Illustrated Weekly of India]] (1883-1993), and [[Life magazine]] (1883-2000) ceasing publication. However the Delhi Press magazines have not only survived but thrived, and the group has added new publications.<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/delhi-press-s-bold-gamble-113050901036_1.html Delhi Press's bold gamble, Vanita Kohli-Khandekar, Business Standard, May 10, 2013]</ref> Delhi Press' advertising revenues are 60% and circulation revenues are 40%. Its sales through home delivery exceeds 50%. Magazines sell for Rs 30-60 (about US$0.45 to $0.90), with total revenue about Rs.100 crore (Rs. One Billion).

The ''Vishv Books'' division was founded by Vishwanath's son Rakesh Nath. It publishes a variety of books including numerous books written or edited by Rakesh Nath <ref>[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=Rakesh+nath Rakesh Nath: Google Books]</ref> along with books by famous authors such as [[Tagore]], [[Premchand]] or [[Swami Satyabhakta|Satyabhakta]] (with expired copyrights). In recently years, his daughter Mudit Mohini has published and authored a large number of popular children's books.<ref>[https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Contributors/7458209/Mudit-Mohini ''Mudit Mohini'', London Book Fair, March 2019]</ref><ref>[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/children39s-friendship-hit-the-books/articleshow/16218492.cms किताबों से बच्चों की दोस्ती हिट, Navbharat Times, Sep 3, 2012]</ref> These include pop-up books, construction books,<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/sahitya/literature-news-3076.html साहित्य के अनुवाद और रूपांतरण पर विमर्श, Jagran, 04 Mar 2012]</ref> books for early learners, "I'm Unique" and graded learning books.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MAT-UT-DEL-NEW-c-99-157411-NOR.html ब'चों के लिए खास किताबों का लोकार्पण, Dainik Bhaskar, Aug 24, 2013]</ref> She also publishes and manages a complete unit of school curriculum books which are used in Indian as well as International schools. They are exporting a large number of books to various countries as well as selling content rights across the world.

==Controversies==
Delhi Press, and specially its magazine Sarita has been involved in numerous controversies. Sarita has frequently published articles that are critical of Hindu texts, traditions and institutions. It has been the subjects of many lawsuits and government bans. In practically all cases, the lawsuits and bans have been thrown out in the courts.<ref>[https://indiankanoon.org/doc/54495139/ M/S Delhi Press Patra Prakashan ... vs Govt. Of N.C.T. Of Delhi on 15 March, 2018]</ref>

A notable controversy arose on the poem "Ram Ka Antardwand" by Arvind kumar which was published in Sarita on July 1957.<ref>[http://arvindkumar.me/3373/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%B9-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B6-2/ हिंदी पत्रकारिता के छह दशक, अरविंद कुमार, 01/Jun/2011]</ref> referring to the banishment of Sita.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KT5mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=sarita+magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipm6nv_7ThAhUC3YMKHVOHAAQQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=sarita%20magazine&f=false The Banishment of Sita, ARVIND KUMAR, Vishv Books Private Limited, 2013 p. 7-9]</ref> Arvind Kumar acknowledged that the poem was inspired by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]'s song in [[Awaara]] (1951) "Pativrta Sitamai Ko Tune Diya Banwas".<ref>पतिवर्ता सीतामाई को तूने दिया बनवास, क्यूँ न फटा धरती का कलेजा, क्यूँ ना फटा आकाश, Shailendra, Awara (1951)</ref> Acharya Tulsi similarly faced opposition because of his poem "Agnipariksha" in 1970.<ref>[https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1645758/ Ramlal Puri vs State Of Madhya Pradesh on 24 December, 1970]</ref>

Delhi Police filed complaints against Caravan for 'allegedly misleading and providing false information that a farmer died in police firing at the ITO intersection on January 26'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/delhi-police-file-fir-against-the-caravan-for-spreading-fake-news/articleshow/80608324.cms|title=Delhi Police file FIR against 'The Caravan' for spreading fake news | India News - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/news/delhi-police-file-fir-against-the-caravan-for-spreading-fake-news-news-national-vb4q4uebhdbii.html|title = Delhi Police file FIR against 'The Caravan' for spreading fake news}}</ref>

==Magazine brands==
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* Woman's Era
* Alive ''(Earlier called Caravan)''
* Satyakatha (Hindi)
* [[Champak]] (published in 7 Indian languages and English)
* [[Champakplus]] (published in English for 4 separate age groups)
* Farm n Food (Hindi)
* Grihsbhobha (published in 7 Indian languages)
* Mukta (Hindi)
* [[Saras Salil]] (published in 5 Indian languages)
* [[Sarita (magazine)|Sarita]], a Hindi monthly magazine
* Suman Saurabh
* Manohar Kahaniyan (Hindi and Urdu)
* [[The Caravan (magazine)|The Caravan]], an English-language literary magazine ''(1940-1988, 2010–present; in 1988, it transformed into Alive. Caravan was reintroduced in 2010; Alive and Caravan are both published today)''
* Nimmellara Manasa (Kannada) - (discontinued)
* Butti (Kannada)
* Motoring World
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.delhipress.in/ Delhi Press Official website]
* [https://vishvbook.com/ Vishv Books Official website]
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