Gita Press

The Gita Press [1] is the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts. It was founded in 1923 by Brahmalina Shri Jayadayalji Goyandka for promoting the principles of Sanatana Dharma. Since its establishement, the Gita Press has published more than 370 million copies of various Hindu religious texts. The Gita Press is located in Gorakhpur city of India's Uttar Pradesh state. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ...

Publications

Magazines

• Kalyan (in Hindi) is a monthly magazine being published since 1927. It has articles devoted to various religious topics promoting uplifting thought and good deeds. Writings by Indian saints and scholars are regularly published in the magazine.
• Kalyan-Kalpataru (in English) is also a monthly and has been published since 1934. Its contents are similar to Kalyan.

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Religious Texts

These texts are published in Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Oriya and other languages of India. The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ...

• Shrimad Bhagvad Gita (several formats)
• Shri Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas (several formats)
• Other works by Tulsidas
• Valmiki Ramayana (several formats)
• Scriptures (Puranas, Upanishads and others)
• Works by Soordas

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Other Publications

• Bhakta-Gathas and Bhajans
• Small books geared towards children

Affiliated organizations

The Gita Press is part of the Govind Bhawan Karyalaya, Kolkata. Other affiliated institutions are:   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

• Gita Bhavan, Rishikesh
• Rishikul-Brahmacharya Ashram (Vedic school), Churu, Rajasthan.
• Ayurved Sansthan (producer of Ayurvedic medicines), Rishikesh.
• Gita Press Seva Dal (relief organization for natural calamities).
• Vastra Vibhag (producer of handloom made clothes).