For someone who grew up on reading Kalyaan at my Naanis home along with much duller and neeras Amar Chitra Kathas when one was feeling lazy , good to know that Gita Press, Gorakhpur is still thriving ! Just took a subscription ! Anyone who wants a delightful collection of narratives from the Puranas , Upanishads for themselves and their children and also keep your Hindi spiffed up ,you can subscribe too . It is Rs.180/- annually for 12 issues for soft-bound . And they have beautiful images . The Gita Press archives contain over 3,500 manuscripts including over 100 interpretations of the Gita.Since its establishment, the Gita Press has published approximately 410 million copies of the Gita (in different editions) and 70 million copies of the Ramcharitamanas, at subsidized prices. Hanuman Prasad Poddar was born in Ratangarh in Rajasthan. He dedicated his life to make available great epics like the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Upanishads translated in Hindi to the common people at affordable prices. He started publishing and editing ‘Kalyaan’ monthly Magazine from 1927 in Hindi . ‘Kalyan’ has published special issues on all Puranas, Upanishads and on many more subjects related to Hindu culture and religion. This magazine still continues to be in publication with approximately 2,50,000 subscribers. The Art Gallery (Lila Chitra Mandir ) depicts the Lilas of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna in 684 beautiful paintings arranged sequentially for each from birth to end. These are compositions of great artists of different times. Apart from these, a number of other paintings are on display. A set of 92 old Mewari style paintings depicting Sri Krishna Lila are commendable. The complete Gita is inscribed on marble blocks on the walls, as also about 700 couplets and verses of exalted saints. In the large hall of this Art Gallery, a rare collection of various volumes of Srimad Bhagvad Gita and other ancient scriptures from the research library are exhibited on special occasions like Gita Jayanti day (the day on which Lord Krishna pronounced the Gita).
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 01:56:58 +0000
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