Yoda Press facts for kids

Yoda Press is a publishing company in India. Its main office is in New Delhi. This company creates and sells books. It was started to publish books that show different sides of Indian life.

History of Yoda Press

Yoda Press was founded in 2004 by Arpita Das. She wanted to publish books that were not always about mainstream topics. Instead, she focused on stories and ideas that were important but perhaps less known. These books aimed to show the diverse and real experiences in India.

In 2016, Yoda Press won an important award. They received the Publisher of the Year Prize. This award was given at the Publishing Next Conference in Goa, India.

A big moment for Yoda Press happened in 2018. The Supreme Court of India used five of their books. These books helped the court make a decision. The decision was about making laws fairer for all people in the country.

Yoda Press also works with other publishers. In 2015, they teamed up with Sage Publishing India. They created a special collection of academic books together. Later, they also partnered with Simon & Schuster India. This partnership was for trade books, which are books sold to the general public. These books often had a strong political message. For example, Azadi: A Graphic Biography of Bhagat Singh was published in April 2020. This book is about Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary.

Interesting Books from Yoda Press

Yoda Press has published many interesting books. Here are a few examples:

• Refractions of Islam in India: Situating Sufism and Yoga by Carl W. Ernst (published in 2016)
• Aryans and British India by Thomas R. Trautmann (published in 2004)
• Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa Jarrar (published in 2019)