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About Jaico Publishing House

Jaico Publishing House is one the well-known publishers in India. It was founded in the year 1946 by Jaman Shah. It started as a book distribution business for U.S. paperback publishers. The publishing house got its name from the Hindi word “Jai” which means victory. The company was the first publishers of English books in India. It was also the first publishing house to translate non-English writings by Indian authors to English. During the year 1999, S. C. Sethi, who headed Jaico in Delhi, became president of the Federation of Publishers and Booksellers Association in India. Jaico has its branches in cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Lucknow. All of these offices have a sales force comprising of 40 executives and operate a direct mail order division.