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{{Infobox publisher
| image = Popular Prakashan.jpg
| founded = 1924
| founder = Ganesh R. Bhatkal
| successor = Ramdas Bhatkal, Harsha Bhatkal
| headquarters = Mumbai
| publications = Books, magazines
| url = {{URL|http://www.popularprakashan.com}}
}}
'''Popular Prakashan''' is an Indian independent publisher and bookseller founded in Bombay in 1924.

==History==
In 1924, founder Ganesh R. Bhatkal, a former employee of [[Oxford University Press]] India, established the Popular Book Depot as an independent bookseller. In 1962, his successors Sadanand and Ramdas G. Bhatkal created Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. as a publishing company.<ref>[http://www.swb.co.in/publisher/popular-prakashan Schools Without Borders entry] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402021223/http://www.swb.co.in/publisher/popular-prakashan |date=2012-04-02 }}</ref>

==Publications==
===Cookery===
Popular Prakashan specialises in cookery titles. [[Sanjeev Kapoor]] of ''[[Khana Khazana]]'' is Popular’s best-selling author and Popular has published more than 85 books by him. These are also available in [[Hindi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Rasachandrika: Saraswat Cookery Book is a great compilation of delectable recipes from Maharashtrian and Konkani cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flipkart.com/rasachandrika-saraswat-cookery-book/p/itmdyufjcsvuvhgt/specifications?pid=9788171542901&lid=LSTBOK97881715429014AI0Z2&marketplace=FLIPKART&srno=s_1_1&otracker=search&fm=organic&iid=e10acada-ddc4-45f8-8d20-c08a4cbc93de.9788171542901.SEARCH&qH=f45cd6a7b3890b58&tab=spec|title=Rasachandrika: Saraswat Cookery Book|website=Flipkart|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> Asha Khatau and Jeroo Mehta have also been published through Popular.

===Arts, culture and women's studies===
In 1990, Popular Prakashan set up a Kolkata-based associate firm, [[Bhatkal and Sen]], for specialized publishing in the fields of culture and women’s studies. These books focus primarily on contemporary debates, grassroots movements, politics and culture as viewed from a critical and progressive standpoint. Popular Prakashan's subsidiary, Foundation B&G, also publishes books on the arts.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/659887.aspx HindustanTimes-Print] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023012347/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/659887.aspx |date=2012-10-23 }}</ref>

===Books in Marathi===
Popular Prakashan has published titles in [[Marathi literature|Marathi]], concentrating mainly on fiction, drama, [[literary criticism]] and poetry. Writers in this language include [[Vinda Karandikar]], [[Gangadhar Gadgil]], [[G.A. Kulkarni]], [[Nirmala Deshpande]] and [[Kamal Desai]].

===Children's books===
Popular have published a series of storybooks in association with [[Chandamama]], the oldest children’s magazine in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} They have also published the Brainworks series of books in association with Leopard Learning Systems, USA, as well as other early learning titles.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/26star.htm Star India, Popular Prakashan in pact]</ref> [[Shobhaa De]]’s book for teenagers, ''S’s Secret'', was released by Popular Prakashan in December 2009. It has been translated into [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]].

==Joint ventures==
Popular shares a relationship with [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] in India with whom it has published over a hundred titles in the last few years. With [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] Popular has published a series on animal life, the human body, weather and the universe. These include ''Life Cycles'', ''Ecosystems'' and ''Animal Adaptations''. They have also published early learning books in collaboration with Modern Publishing, USA. Popular Prakashan have also published children's books in conjunction with [[Disney]].<ref>[http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1220346640 Televisionpoint.com]</ref>

In partnership with [[DeAgostini]], Popular Prakashan has published the ''I Get It'' children's reference series<ref>[http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091112/1382529.html Popular Prakashan ties up with DeAgostini]</ref> and English-language course ''English Interactive''.<ref>[http://www.englishinteractive.in English Interactive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909142450/http://www.englishinteractive.in/ |date=2011-09-09 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Companies|Books}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130713222829/http://popularprakashan.com/ Popular Prakashan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121014231111/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/art-trail/450488/]
* [http://www.stree-samyabooks.com Bhatkal and Sen]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110909142450/http://www.englishinteractive.in/ English Interactive]

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[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
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