Serving the nation since 1912

Books on Jain studies, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Indian thought, from Mumbai's oldest Hindi publishers

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1912founded by Pandit Nathuram Premi
47volumes in our Research Series

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Publishing since 1912

Pandit Nathuram Premi opened Hindi Granth Ratnakar Karyalay on 24 September 1912 with Svadhinata, Mahavirprasad Dvivedi’s Hindi translation of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. It went on to publish Premchand, Hajariprasad Dvivedi, Jainendra Kumar and Yashpal, and to bring Sharat Chandra, Tagore and K. M. Munshi to Hindi readers. Today we publish rare classical texts, authoritative translations and new scholarship.

1905 Jain Granth Ratnakar1912 Hindi Granth Ratnakar Karyalay1915 Manikchandra Jain Granthamala1942 Sanshodhit Sahitya Mala1942 Hemchandra Modi Pustakmala

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series

Our flagship imprint: classical Jain texts in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Apabhraṃśa and Braj with Hindi, English and Gujarati translations, alongside new research by scholars from India, Europe and North America. 47 volumes since 2005.

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Hindi Granth Karyalay

Founded on 24 September 1912 by the scholar Pandit Nathuram Premi, Hindi Granth Karyalay is Mumbai’s oldest continuously operating bookstore and publishing house. We publish and sell books on Jain and Hindu studies, and classical and modern literature in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa, Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi and Urdu. Today the shop is run by Manish Modi, publisher, bookseller, translator and public speaker.

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Kasturba Gandhi Chowk (C.P. Tank)
Mumbai 400004, India
Nearest Metro station: Girgaon
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