![]() When Goyandka raised the matter with the press owner, he got told off. In 1922, Goyandka got the Gita published by Vanik Press in Kolkata but errors prevailed. This network of Gita discussion groups expanded but all of the satsangis realised that they did not have an authentic, error-free translation of the Gita along with a faithful commentary. An avid reader of the Bhagavad Gita, he formed groups of friends in the towns where he used to travel for business and these men joined him in religious congregations, called satsangs, to discuss the book. The founder of Gita Press was Marwari businessman Jayadayal Goyandka from Churu in Rajasthan who was based in Bankura, Bengal, and used to trade in cotton, kerosene oil, textiles, and utensils. President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the centenary celebrations of Gita Press at Gorakhpur today. ![]() It has the distinction of being the world’s largest publisher of Hindu religious books. Apart from the Bhagavad Gita, Kovind said, Gita Press publishes the Ramayana, the Puranas, the Upanishads, the Bhakt Charitra, and other religious books. Kovind acknowledged the publisher’s role in taking the “spiritual and cultural knowledge of India” to the masses. On June 4, President Ram Nath Kovind, Governor Anandiben Patel, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended an event marking the occasion. ![]() This year, Gita Press is in its centenary year and the celebrations will conclude on May 3, 2023. ![]()
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