Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd (also known as Manjul Publications) is a publishing house in

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, India. It is well known for the translation of the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' novels into

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. It was established in 1999.

Major published books

*''Harry Potter'' series ** हैरी पॉटर और पारस पत्थर ''Harry Potter aur Paaras Pathar'' (2002, November)
''(eng)'' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
** हैरी पॉटर और रहस्यमयी तहख़ाना ''Harry Potter aur Rahasyamayi Tehkhana'' (2005, July)
''(eng)'' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
** हैरी पॉटर और अज़्काबान का क़ैदी ''Harry Potter aur Azkaabaan ka Qaidi'' (2006, February)
''(eng)''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of W ...

** हैरी पॉटर और आग का प्याला ''Harry Potter aur Aag ka Pyaala'' (2006, July)
''(eng)''

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and W ...

** हैरी पॉटर और मयापंछी का समूह ''Harry Potter aur Mayapanchhi ka Samooh'' (July, 2007)
''(eng)''

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fifth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witc ...

** हैरी पॉटर और हाफ़ ब्लड प्रिंस ''Harry Potter aur Half-Blood Prince'' (September, 2007)
''(eng)'' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ** हैरी पॉटर और मौत के तोहफ़े ''Harry Potter aur Maut Ke Tohfe'' (June 2008)
''(eng)''

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the main ''Harry Potter'' series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publi ...

*Other notable novels: ** ''Dictionary of Philosophy'' ** ''The Wisdom of Gandhi'' ** ''The Odyssey of Enlightenment'' ** ''Worldwide Laws of Life'' ---- Manjul Publishings recently also translated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Gujarati, a regional language of India. It was named as ''Harry Potter aur Parasmani''. Manjul Publishings also translated Harry Potter novels in

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and

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Harry Potter books in Hindi

In India, most children, especially those that live in cities and large towns, are quite familiar with Harry Potter and most of them buy the English Bloomsbury; but not all children can read international style English, and some knew the character only through movies dubbed into Hindi. They want to read the books in Hindi. To reach these children, Manjul Publications published Harry Potter books in simple Hindi. The magic spells are translated into

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for effect, echoing the fact that in the English edition, spells are rendered in Latin. : According to Sudhir Dixit, who translated the books: The book covers of the Hindi series are identical to the covers of the American Scholastic edition, as stipulated by the rights owners.

References

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