Signet Press
Signet Press is a publishing house in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, founded in 1943 by Dilip Kumar Gupta (known as D.K.) and his mother-in-law, Neelima Guha Thakurtha.
Signet Press
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- 1943
- Headquarters
- Kolkata
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Signet Press is a publishing house in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, founded in 1943 by Dilip Kumar Gupta (known as D.K.) and his mother-in-law, Neelima Guha Thakurtha.
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• Parent — Ananda Publishers • Founder — D. K. Gupta • Country — India • Headquarters — College Street, (in front of Sanskrit College), Kolkata, West Bengal • Publications — Books
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Signet Press has published books by various authors, including Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's Pather Panchali and Chander Pahar, and Jibanananda Das's Rupasi Bangla and Banalata Sen. The film director Satyajit Ray started working as a visual designer for Signet Press in 1943 where he designed many book covers. After D.K. Gupta's illness and death in the late 1970s, Signet Press temporarily ceased operations. It was later revived when acquired by Ananda Publishers.
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In Boiyer Ghor, writer Shankha Ghosh discussed Signet Press, its location, and its poetry publications:
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1943
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1943
Signet Press is recorded from 1943.
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- 1.Bandyopadhyay, Jagori. সিগনেটের ম্যাডাম. Anandabazar. 2022-02-27.
- 2.Chattopadhyay, Sohini. How Satyajit Ray and 80-Year-old Kolkata firm Signet Press changed publishing in India. Moneycontrol. 2023-03-01.
- 3.Robinson, Andrew. Satyajit Ray: the Inner Eye. I.B. Tauris. 2004. 1-86064-965-3.
- 4.Ghosh, Shankha. শঙ্খ ঘোষ. Signet Press. 9788129513922.
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A brief history of science / A. Société Hermétique des Protylites is dated c. Associated with India and British Raj. Recorded from 1943.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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