Ahead of PM Modi's expected visit to Gita Press on July 7, The Indian Express visits the century-old institution, winner of the recent Gandhi Peace Prize and now one of 'world's largest publisher of Hindu religious books'
Gita Press, a non-profit publishing house, is India s biggest publisher by volume, as it has sold over 41.7 crore religious books in over 14 languages for the past 100 years. Its success is attributed to its low-priced books and missionary dedication to spread Hinduism. Despite declining book sales, GST, and pandemic, its annual turnover increased from INR 39 crore in 2016 to INR 78 crore in 2021, and its sales are expected to cross INR 100 crore in 2022.