Ananda Publishers has been the leading publisher of Bengali literary, trade
and academic works for decades. Established in 1957, with the intent of
providing readers with the best of creative literature and studies in Bengali,
Ananda Publishers is today one of the largest publishers in the Bengali
language. The name enjoys the trust, confidence and respect of authors,
readers and the trade alike and its catalogue reads like a glossary of
Bengali intellect and intelligentsia. With many years of experience,
research-oriented publishing objectives and an adherence to the highest
production values, Ananda Publishers most deservedly, enjoys the
reputation of being the market leader.
Since 2018, Ananda Publishers has been acquiring publishing companies
that cater to the school textbook market. Two of the recent acquisitions are
Headword Publishing Company Pvt Ltd and Kips Learning Pvt Ltd.
Headword publishes textbooks and supporting digital materials for the
primary to secondary curricula of the ICSE and CBSE boards while Kips is
the market leader in school computer books. teacher support materials
and training. With its own publishing programme of Bengali literary works,
coupled with the educational publishing programmes of its subsidiaries, the
group turnover of Ananda Publishers is in excess of ₹160 crores. With an
organic growth rate of 25-30%, and ongoing negotiations for further
acquisitions, the group is well on its way to be one of the largest
educational publishing entities in India.
Ananda Publishers is an associate of the ABP Group.