Anil Mehta
He was 86. A towering figure in Marathi publishing, Mehta founded Mehta Publishing House in Pune in 1976 and played a pivotal role in bringing generations of Marathi writers to readers, while also introducing global literary voices through translations. Beginning his career in bookselling with the launch of Ajab Pustakalaya in Kolhapur in 1965, Mehta helped publish works by leading Marathi authors, including V S Khandekar, Ranjit Desai, Shivaji Sawant, Vishwas Patil and V P Kale. He served as vice-president of the Federation of Indian Publishers for two decades and chaired the Writers-Publishers Conference in Chiplun in 2019.
You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolhapur | Silver Rate in Kolhapur | Bank Holidays in Kolhapur | Public Holidays in Kolhapur Stay updated with the latest Kolhapur news. Under his leadership, Marathi translations of bestselling international authors such as Robin Cook, Dan Brown, John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer and Lee Child reached a wider audience. Mehta also championed digital publishing, producing the first DRM-enabled Marathi e-books and launching the magazine Marathi Granthjagat to promote reading. He also brought the translated versions of autobiographies of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, ‘Playing It My Way’, to Marathi readers. Download the TOI App.
Kolhapur : Veteran publisher Anil Dhondilal Mehta, founder of Mehta Publishing House, died of a heart attack in Kolhapur on Saturday morning. His last rites were performed in Kolhapur on Saturday evening.