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Sri Venkateswar Steam Press (Khemraj Shrikrishnadass) is one of the oldest publishers in India.[1][2]
It was established by two Marwari brothers from Churu, Gangavishnu Bajaj and Khemraj Bajaj, both sons of Shrikrishnadas, who arrived in Mumbai in 1868. Initially Khemraj used to sell book by other publishers as itinerant seller. He then established a small press in 1871 at Moti Bazar Bombay. By 1880 they moved to Khetwadi and formally established Sri Venkateswar Steam Press.[3] In 1893, the brothers separated, however Gangavishnu did not have any descendants and the properties were inherited by descendants of Khemraj.[4]
The press has published numerous classical Hindi and Sanskrit texts,[5][6] including the smallest Gita.[7] They also published a weekly Venkateshwar Samachar for several decades. They also later started some jinning presses.
They published the earliest editions of Kalyan magazine for Geeta Press published during 1926-1927 before the press of GitaPress was itself established at Gorakhpur.[8]
The road (Khetwadi Back Road) where the office is located is called Khemraj Shrikrishnadas Marg.
Pandit Shiya Ram Shastri from a small village named as santha naveepur district ETAH near mathura uttar pradesh after passing aacharya degree in vyakrena from kashi worked several years in this press as member of proof reading team known as sahitya mandal.
- ^ Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey, Philip Lutgendorf, Oxford University Press, 2007 p.52
- ^ Once Upon A Time: A publishing house thrives on a legacy of reform ushered in by its founder, Kavitha Iyer, Indian Express, April 24, 2016
- ^ Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India, Akshaya Mukul, HarperCollins Publishers India, 2015
- ^ [Bharatiya vyapariyon ka parichay, 1927, p. 214]
- ^ The Nîtiśataka Śringâraśataka and Vairâgyaśataka, Bhartr̥hari, Purohita Gopīnātha, Khemraj Shrikrishnadass, 1896
- ^ दशहरे का संबंध: ना राम से, ना रावण से, रंजन माहेश्वरी Navbharat Times, October 25, 2012
- ^ एक इंच की गीता बनी धरोहर की शान, Bhaskar, Feb 24, 2012
- ^ क्या हो रहा है गीता प्रेस में? विवाद Uday India, October 8, 2015