Established in 1923 by Jaya Dayal Goyandka and Hanuman Prasad Poddar, Gita Press, Gorakhpur, is one of the world’s largest publishers of Hindu spiritual and devotional literature.
Located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, the institution was founded with the primary objective of promoting Sanatana Dharma by making sacred texts accessible and affordable to the public. Over its century-long legacy, Gita Press has published hundreds of millions of copies of fundamental scriptures, including the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Ramcharitmanas, Upanishads, and various Puranas, translated into multiple Indian languages. Renowned for its iconic monthly journal Kalyan, the press maintains a strict non-profit ethos, declining commercial advertisements and corporate sponsorships to ensure editorial integrity and subsidised pricing. In recognition of its outstanding contribution to social harmony, peace, and humanitarian literature, Gita Press was honoured with the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021.