Dc Books

DC BOOKS takes its name from the Doyen of the Indian publishing industry, Dominic Chacko, the founder of DC Books, popularly known as DC– a well-known writer, activist, freedom-fighter and book publisher from Kerala. He founded the book publishing company and played a pivotal role in abolishing sales tax on books in the erstwhile state of Travancore. This move influenced Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to abolish sales tax on books across India. It was the result of his vision and relentless passion for reading that kick-started the culture department of the state. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1999. He was instrumental in promoting Malayalam, through his writings as an author, and was a columnist for various publications and through his printing and publishing company, DC Books and retail concern, Current Books. DC’s destiny was inextricably linked with books. He along with his friends opened a bookstore called National Book Stall in Kottayam. Soon after that, DC Kizhakemuri started Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society (SPCS). The society was the first of its kind in Asia. SPCS published the best of works in Malayalam and worked for the welfare of the writers. In 1949, NBS and SPCS joined forces. Under the dynamic stewardship of DC, this merger heralded a new age in Malayalam publishing and production. The NBS network covered all the districts in Kerala and SPCS emerged as the biggest publisher. An organization which has a strong market presence, DC Books has successfully promoted its authors and has prominent titles each crossing over 100,000 copies. Evergreen classics published by DC Books such as ‘Khasakinte Ithihasam’(Legends of Khasak) – by O V Vijayan, ‘Aarachar’ by K R Meera, My Story by Kamala Das (Madhavi Kutty) etc still remain bestsellers even a decade after its first edition was published. DC Books descry the lion’s share of intellectual property as well as content suited for the Indian market and publish approximately 1500 books every year. DC Books is the front runner in working with authors and readers to co-create an interactive experience of reading. With almost 50 retail stores across South India, and a chain of book stores and agencies in the Middle Eastern countries, DC Books boasts of a Publishing roster of Nobel Laureates, Jananpit Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Sahitya Academy Winners etc. Having received the maximum number of awards among the Indian publishers for excellence from the Federation of Indian Publishers, the apex body of publishers in India, DC Books is the pivot around which Kerala readers revolve.