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Pustak Mahal is one of the largest publishers in India. Their work includes English speaking courses, story and puzzle books, school/university course books etc. Their books are displayed in national and state book fairs.

Pustak Mahal is a family-owned company that was incorporated in 1974. The company has over 1,500 titles, with at least 500 titles on the active list. Out of these, around 50 titles have been on the bestsellers' lists, and are still being printed even years after their first edition.

Rapidex remains one of the most successful brands ever created in Indian publishing history with over 25 million copies under the Rapidex imprint. The company is famous for its Rapidex English Speaking Course. There are 25 million copies in print of the Rapidex English Speaking Course, Rapidex Letter Self-Drafting Course and Rapidex Computer Course.

Every year, the company prints over 2.2 million copies of books – including the new titles.

The company publishes language-learning and supplementary books for children including children's encyclopedias, fun-while-you-learn science books and (Do it yourself) books.

The company publishes books on:

Self-Improvement
Health, Hygiene, Nutrition
Yoga/Meditation
Religion and Mythology
Body and Beauty Care
Cookery and Home Management
Sex, Relationships
Language Learning
General Information
Popular Sciences
How to Excel Series
Encyclopedias/Dictionaries
Children's Knowledge Bank
Palmistry and Astrology
Career Guidance
Self-Management Books
Jokes and Satires
Fun, Facts, Quizzes
Games, Hobbies and Activities
Computers

The fiction imprint of Pustak Mahal is called Cedar Books. Writers such as Andaleeb Wajid, Vishal Bhandari, Ritu Dokania,Kusum Choppra, Pranesh Prasad, Nikesh Rathi, Dr. Vivek Banerjee, Prem Rao, Upneet Grover, Kunal Bhardwaj etc. write for the imprint.

Several books by Pustak Mahal and Cedar Books have been longlisted for some prestigious literary awards like Vodafone Crossword Literary Awards. One of the companies releases, The Angel of God, was chosen as one of the finalists for the Indie Awards. Other bestsellers of Cedar Books include What Nobody Ever Told You!, Knots and No Crosses, Men, The Long Road, Love was never Mine, as they are!

Sources

"Book Fair has something for everyone". expressindia. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
"10-day book fair gets underway in Lucknow". Retrieved 2009-03-02.
"At book fest, a range of collector's specials". The Times Of India. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

Successful Authors

Rashmi Singh is a successful Author of Pustak Mahal. She is an Author/ Writer/ Personality Development Trainer and Counselor based at Faridabad, new Delhi.

An alumnus of Notre Dame Academy Patna, Loreto Convent, Ranchi and Avila Convent, Patna (P.W.C.).

Rashmi did her C.T.E., M.A and M.B.A post marriage.  Rashmi’s debut novel ‘Love’s Journey’ by Cedar Books is already A raging success with her second book on self improvement ‘Taming the Restless Mind’ by Pustak Mahal is providing a philosopher’s stone.

References

External links

Pustak Mahal official site

ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafonecrossword.../151369-40-100.html

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