Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society (SPCS) or Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham is a cooperative society of writers in the south

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

for publication and sales of books. It was founded in 1945 by a group of twelve writers in

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. It merged with the National Book Stall (NBS) in 1949 and has published over 8,400 titles making it one of the largest book publishers in Kerala."SAHITHYA PRAVARTHAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY"
SPCS. Retrieved December 18, 2020. The society claims that over eighty percent of the known writers in

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are members of the society.

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