Yoda Press facts for kids
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Arpita Das |
| Headquarters location | Shahpur Jat, Siri Fort, New Delhi |
| Owner(s) | Arpita Das |
Yoda Press is a publishing company in India. Its main office is in Shahpur Jat, Siri Fort, New Delhi.
About Yoda Press
Yoda Press was started by Arpita Das in 2004. The company wanted to publish books that showed different and important parts of Indian life. They focus on topics that might not be covered by other big publishers.
In 2016, Yoda Press won the Publisher of the Year Prize. This award was given at the Publishing Next Conference in Goa, India. This shows how important their work is in the publishing world.
Working with Others
Yoda Press often works with other publishing companies. In 2015, they teamed up with Sage Publishing India to create academic books. Academic books are usually for students and researchers.
More recently, Yoda Press started another partnership with Simon & Schuster India. This partnership is for general books that explore important social and political topics. One of the first books from this team-up is Azadi: A Graphic Biography of Bhagat Singh. This book is about Shaheed Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary. It was published in April 2020.
Important Books
Yoda Press has published many important books. Here are some of them:
| # | First Published | Title | Author (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Between Memory and Forgetting: Massacre and the Modi Years in Gujarat. | Harsh Mander | This book is a political commentary. |
| 2 | 2016 | Refractions of Islam in India: Situating Sufism and Yoga | Carl W. Ernst | This book explores different views of Islam in India. |
| 3 | 2004 | Aryans and British India | Thomas R. Trautmann | This book looks at the history of Aryans and British rule in India. |
| 4 | 2019 | Him, Me, Muhammad Ali | Randa Jarrar |
