Monday, February 19, 2024

Munshi Nawal Kishore Death Anniversary

 

Munshi Nawal Kishore, who passed away on 19 February 1895, was a book publisher from India. He has been called Caxton of India. In 1858, at the age of 22, he founded the Nawal Kishore Press and Book Depot at Lucknow. This institution today is the oldest printing and publishing concern in Asia. Mirza Ghalib was one of his admirers.


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