# Hindi Granth Karyalay

Hindi Granth Karyalay is an Indian publishing house and specialized book store dealing in books pertaining to Jainology and Indology in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha. It was established in Mumbai, India in 1912 by its founder Nathuram Premi. It publishes and distributes serials, monographs, and scholarly publications on Indian religions, philosophy, history, culture, arts, architecture, archaeology, language, literature, linguistics, musicology, mysticism, yoga, tantra, occult, medicine, astronomy, astrology and other related subjects, and to date have published over 100 works of noted Indian and International authors and scholars.

## History
### Establishment

On 24 September 1912, Pandit Nathuram Premi founded the publishing house Hindi Granth Ratnākar Kāryālay (now known as Hindi Granth Karyalay) at C.P. Tank, Mumbai. It was to become the foremost Hindi publishing house in India and is also the oldest bookstore of Mumbai. Born on 26 November 1881 in Deori, in the district of Sagar in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Nāthūrām Premī was the eldest child of Tundelal Modi, a travelling merchant of modest means, belonging to the Paravāra community of Digambara Jains hailing from Bundelkhand. He arrived in Mumbai in 1901, and started working for the Digambara Jain Tīrthakṣetra Committee as a clerk. The owner of Hirabaug, Seth Manikchandra, impressed by his honesty, diligence and intellect asked the young Nāthūrām Premī to take up rooms at the Hirabaug Dharmashala at the heart of the Mumbai market and start his business from there. He accepted the offer and together with Pannalal Bakhliwal started the Jain Granth Ratnākar Kāryālay in 1906. From this humble beginnings, in 1912 he started the publishing house Hindi Granth Ratnākar Kāryālay.

### Early history

The first publication of Hindi Granth Ratnākar Kāryālay was a Hindi translation of John Stuart Mill's Liberty, titled Svādhīnatā translated by Pandit Mahaviraprasad Dvivedi. They published almost the entire oeuvre of Sharat Chandra Chatterji, the great Bengali writer and some works of Rabindranath Tagore, such as Ānkh kī Kirkirī, and Naukā Dūbī. Premiji also published Hindi translations of the Gujarati writer KM Munshi, such as Gujarāt ke Nāth and Pātan kā Prabhutva. Other famous works published include Munshi Premchand's classic novel, Godān and short story collections titled Nava Nidhi and Sapta Saroj. He also published works of then new writers such as Hajariprasad Dvivedi, Jainendrakumar, Yashpal, Acharya Chatursen, and Pandit Sudarshan. He also published the Bengali plays of Dvijendra Lal Rai for the first time in Hindi.
In memory of Seth Manikchandra, Premiji established the Manikacandra Jain Granthamālā wherein he published Jain scriptures, for the first time systematically edited by philologists. The Manikacandra Jain Granthamālā published over 48 Digambara Jain texts, mostly written in Prakrit, Apabhramśa or Sanskrit. He ran the Manikacandra Jain Granthamālā on an honorary basis between 1915 and the 1950s selling all the books at cost price. When his health began to fail, it was decided to hand over the series to Bhāratīya Jñānapītha in Varanasi.

### Current management

Under Premiji’s tutelage, Hindi Granth Ratnākar Kāryālay became India's No. 1 publishers of Hindi literature. In recognition of his contributions to Indian literature, the acclaimed Hindi novelist Vishnu Prabhakar called Premiji the "Bhīsma Pitāmaha" of Hindi publishing. Premiji had suffered from asthma for a long time and died owing to old age on 30 January 1960. He left behind his daughter-in-law and two grandsons. His elder grandson, Yashodhar Modi, continued his legacy till his death in 2014, along with his son, Manish Modi. Now Hindi Granth Karyalay is being managed by Premiji's great grandson Manish Modi. In Premiji's memory, his grandson Yashodhar Modi has started the Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series. This series has published select volumes focusing on subjects as varied as Jainism, philosophy and yoga and published original texts by ancient and medieval Jain ascetics such as Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Pūjyapāda, Joindu, Prabhācandra, Vādirāja, Bhāvadeva and many others, usually accompanied by translation in either Hindi or English. Also, highly respected modern scholars such as Premiji himself, Prof. Ludwig Alsdorf, Prof. Maurice Bloomfield, Prof. Willem Bollée and Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj have been and are being published in the Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series.

## Bookstore

Hindi Granth Karyalay's bookstore is located at 9 Hirabaug, C. P. Tank, Mumbai 400004. Besides housing its own published titles, Hindi Granth Karyalay also stocks, sells and distribute Indological literature of thousands of different titles.

## Publications
### Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series

    Jain Studies: Their Present State and Future Tasks
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Ludwig Alsdorf
       English tr. by Bal Patil
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 1
       Published in 2006
       ISBN 978-81-88769-13-1
       In reprint
    The Story of Paesi
       Based on the Rayapasenia Kaha
       {Prakrit text + English commentary}
       English tr. by Prof Dr Willem Bollée
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2
       Published in 2005
       ISBN 978-81-88769-03-2
       ₹ 1200
    Ratnakaranda Shravakacara
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Samantabhadra
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 3
       Published in 2006, 2006, 2012
       ISBN 978-81-88769-78-0
       ₹ 50
    Vyavahara Bhashya Pithika
       {Prakrit text + English commentary}
       English tr. by Prof Dr Willem Bollée
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 4
       Published in 2006, 2012
       ISBN 978-81-88769-70-4
       In reprint
    Samadhitantra
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Pujyapada
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5
       Published in 2006, 2006, 2008, 2016
       ISBN 978-81-88769-06-3
       ₹ 34
    Atthapahuda
       {Prakrit text + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Kundakunda
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 6
       Published in 2006, 2008, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-15-5
       ₹ 125
    Tattvarthasutra
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Prabhacandra
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
       Published in 2008
       ISBN 978-81-88769-16-2
       In reprint
    Yogamrit : Yog Sahaj Jivan Vigyan
       {Hindi}
       By Mahavir Sainik
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 8
       Published in 2006
       ISBN 978-81-88769-17-9
       Out of print
    Paramatmaprakasha
       {Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation}
       Apabhramsa text by Acarya Joindu
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9
       Published in 2007
       ISBN 978-81-88769-09-4
       In reprint
    Yogasara
       {Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation}
       Apabhramsa text by Acarya Joindu
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 10
       Published in 2007, 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-12-4
       ₹ 30
    Dhyanastava
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Bhaskaranandi
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 11
       Published in 2007
       ISBN 978-81-88769-20-9
       In reprint
    Dhyanashataka
       {Prakrit text + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Jinabhadragani Kshamashramana
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Published in 2007, 2009
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 12
       ISBN 978-81-88769-21-6
       In reprint
    Barasa Anuvekkha
       {Prakrit text + Sanskrit translation + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Kundakunda
       Sanskrit tr. & Hindi gloss by Pt. Nathuram Premi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 13
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-22-3
       ₹ 50
    Ishtopadesha
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Pujyapada
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 14
       Published in 2007, 2009, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-23-0
       In reprint
    Life and Stories of the Jain Saviour Parshvanatha
       {English}
       An English tr. of Acarya Bhavadeva's Parshvacaritram
       by Prof Dr Maurice Bloomfield
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
       Published in 2008
       ISBN 978-81-88769-24-7
       In reprint
    Tattvasara
       {Prakrit text + English translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Devasena
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 16
       Published in 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-25-4
       In reprint
    The Apabhramsha of Svayambhudeva’s Paumacariu
       {English}
       By Dr Eva de Clercq
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 17
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-28-5
       ₹ 180
    Jainism and the Definition of Religion
       {English}
       By Dr Piotr Balcerowicz
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 18
       Published in 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-29-2
       ₹ 50
    Dravyasamgraha
       Compendium of Substances
       {Prakrit text + English translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Nemicandra
       English tr. by Prof Dr Nalini Balbir
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 19
       Published in 2010, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-87-2
       ₹ 50
    Tattvarthasutra
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi & English translations}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Prabhacandra
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj, English tr. by Anish Shah
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 20
       Published in 2012
       ISBN 978-81-88769-31-5
       ₹ 30
    Rayanasara
       {Prakrit text + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Kundakunda
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 21
       Published in 2011
       ISBN 978-81-88769-32-2
       ₹ 50
    Jainism: An Eternal Pilgrimage
       {English}
       By Bal Patil
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23
       Published in 2008, 2011
       ISBN 978-81-88769-54-4
       In reprint
    Dravyasamgraha
       {Prakrit text + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Nemicandra
       Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24
       Published in 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-37-7
       ₹ 30
    Parshvanathacaritram
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Vadiraja
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 25
       ISBN 978-81-88769-27-8
       In press
    Parshvacaritram: The Life of Parshva
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
       English tr. by Prof Dr Willem Bollée
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
       Published in 2008
       ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3
       ₹ 60
    Jain Sahitya aur Itihas
       {Hindi}
       By Pt. Nathuram Premi
       Published in 1942, 1956
       ISBN 978-81-88769-02-5
       In reprint
    Understanding Jainism
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Lawrence A. Babb
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 27
       Published in 2016
       ISBN 978-81-88769-98-8
       ₹ 250
    Tales of Atonement
       Stories from Malayagiri's Commentary on the Vyavahara Bhashya
       {Prakrit text + English translation}
       English tr. by Prof Dr Willem Bollée
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 28
       Published in 2008
       ISBN 978-81-88769-38-4
       ₹ 300
    A Handbook on the Three Jewels of Jainism
       THE YOGASHASTRA OF HEMACANDRA
       A 12th Century Jain Treatise on Yoga
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Hemacandra
       English tr. by Prof Dr Olle Qvarnström
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 29
       Published in 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-94-0
       ₹ 700
    Samayasara
       {Prakrit text + Hindi translation}
       Prakrit text by Acarya Kundakunda
       Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 30
       Published in 2012, 2012
       ISBN 978-81-88769-80-3
       ₹ 80
    Dhyanabattisi
       32 Steps to Liberation
       {Braj text + English translation}
       Braj text by Banarasidas
       English tr. by Jerome Petit
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 31
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-48-3
       In reprint
    Tattvarthasutra
       Aspects of Reality in Jainism, through the Eyes of a Scientist
       {Sanskrit text + English translation & gloss}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Umasvati
       English tr. and commentary by Dr Duli Chandra Jain
       Preface by Prof Padmanabh S. Jaini
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 32
       Published in 2012, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-50-6
       ₹ 600
    Svarupa-Sambodhana
       Right Instruction on the Nature of the Soul
       {Sanskrit text + English translation & gloss}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Akalanka
       English tr., notes and introduction by Nagin J. Shah
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 33
       Published in 2011
       ISBN 978-81-88769-51-3
       ₹ 50
    Tattvajnana Dvatrimshika
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Siddhasena Divakara
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 34
       Published in 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-95-7
       ₹ 20
    Three Prakrit Grammars
       {Sanskrit text + English translation & gloss}
       By Saartje Verbeke
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 35
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-55-1
       ₹ 300
    Ishtopadesha
       Beneficial Teachings
       {Sanskrit text + Gujarati tr. + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Pujyapada
       Gujarati tr. by Pravina Mehta, English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 36
       Published in 2010, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-93-3
       ₹ 20
    Bhaktamara Stotra
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation & gloss + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Manatunga
       Hindi poetic tr. and gloss by Pt Nathuram Premi, English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 37
       Published in 2012, 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-92-6
       In reprint
    Mrityu Mahotsava
       A Celebration of Death
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi, Gujarati & English translations}
       Sanskrit text by an Unknown Writer
       Hindi tr. by Shreyans Sukhani, Gujarati tr. by Dr Shilpa Vasani,
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 38
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-58-2
       In reprint
    Chhahdhala
       By Pandit Daulatram
       Original text in Braj + Hindi translation
       Hindi prose and poetic translations by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 39
       Published in 2014, 2014
       ISBN 978-81-88769-62-9
       ₹ 100
    Hridaya Pradipa
       Verses to Illumine Your Heart
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by an Unknown Writer
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 40
       Published in 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-82-7
       In reprint
    Ratnakarandaka Shravakacara
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Samantabhadra
       English tr. and commentary by Prof Dr Willem Bollée
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 41
       Published in 2012, 2012
       ISBN 978-81-88769-66-7
       In reprint
    Kalyanamandira Stotra
       {Sanskrit text + Hindi translation + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Kumudacandra
       Hindi poetic tr. and gloss by Pt Shobhachandra Bharill, English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 42
       Published in 2013
       ISBN 978-81-88769-88-9
       In reprint
    Sadbodha-Candrodaya
       {Sanskrit text + English translation}
       Sanskrit text by Acarya Padmanandi
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 43
       Published in 2014
       ISBN 978-81-88769-52-0
       ₹ 25

### Other books that we have published

    International Journal of Jain Studies, Volume 1 - 3
       {English}
       ISBN 978-81-88769-36-0
       In reprint
    International Journal of Jain Studies, Volume 4 - 6
       {English}
       Published in 2011
       ISBN 978-81-88769-67-4
       ₹ 800
    International Journal of Jain Studies, Volume 7 - 9
       {English}
       Published in 2014
       ISBN 978-81-88769-98-8
       ₹ 700
    Christianity and Jainism
       An Interfaith Dialogue
       {English}
       By Prof Padmanabh S. Jaini
       Published in 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-42-1
       ₹ 30
    Bhagavan Mahavir ka Buniyadi Chintan
       {Hindi}
       By Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Published in 2017 (46th edition)
       ISBN 978-81-88769-84-1
       ₹ 34
    The Basic Thought of Bhagavan Mahavir
       {English}
       By Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       English tr. by Manish Modi
       Published in 2017 (14th edition)
       ISBN 978-81-88769-99-5
       ₹ 34
    Bhagavan Mahavir nu Buniyadi Chintan
       {Gujarati}
       By Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
       Gujarati tr. by Prof. Bhagavati Prasad Upadhyay
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-53-7
       In reprint
    Rebirth of the Karma Doctrine
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Subhash Jain
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-44-5
       ₹ 125
    Unlimited Horizons
       {English}
       By Hermann Kuhn
       Published in 2010
       ISBN 978-81-88769-49-0
       ₹ 285
    Dilon ke Rishte
       {Hindi}
       By Prem Dhavan
       Published in 2001
       ISBN 978-81-88769-00-1
       ₹ 100
    Religious Ethics: A Sourcebook
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Arthur Dobrin
       Published in 2004
       ISBN 978-81-88769-01-8
       In reprint
    The Lost Art of Happiness
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Arthur Dobrin
       Published in 2007, 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-11-7
       ₹ 250
    Business Ethics: The Right Way to Riches
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Arthur Dobrin
       Published in 2006, 2008, 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-26-1
       In reprint
    Spelling God with Two O's
       {English}
       By Prof Dr Arthur Dobrin
       Published in 2009
       ISBN 978-81-88769-39-1
       In reprint