AND BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATIONS IN INDIA
FPBAI
At the time India attained Independence, publishing and bookselling stood confronted with complex problems peculiar to any developing industry. Some far-sighted and public-spirited individuals like late Shri Sital H. Primlani in the book industry felt that despite existence of local associations in several parts of the country, time had come for setting-up an all India platform...
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
The practice of conferring on Golden Awards was revived by FPBAI for members who have been in the trade of publishing for 50 years and above. During the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2019, while bestowing on the Awards, citation for each awardees was read out by Mr. S. C. Sethi, the details of the Awards conferred are as follows
Publishing Industry 200 Years Old
The Vijayawada Book Festival Society (VBFS) organized a meeting on ‘200 years of printing and publishing industry’. Jolepalem Mangamma, who wrote a book titled ‘Printing India’, said that “printing machines were imported here two centuries ago to publish Bible in Indian languages. The publishing industry began at Srirampur and Kolkata, and later spread out to other regions”...
