1200-page Marathi Bible sold out in just 20 days
CAMIL PARKHE
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 AT 10:08 PM (IST)
Tags: Bible, Francis D'Britto, Rajhans Prakashan, Marathi
Subodh Bible, a 1200-page Marathi edition of the Bible translated by Fr Francis D'Britto and published by Rajhans Prakashan, has been sold out within 20 days after publication, setting a new record in the 200-year-history of Marathi edition of the scripture.
The Marathi Bible, priced at Rs 1,200, was made available at a discounted rate of Rs 750.
Anand Hardikar, editor of Rajhans Prakashan, said that the new translation of the Marathi Bible was released in Vasai in Thane district on June 20 and 2,000 copies have already been sold in different parts of the state.
The publishing house has decided to print a second edition of the translation and advertisements seeking booking for the copies would be released this Sunday, he said.
The exact number of the copies of the next edition would be decided on the basis of the response of readers, Hardikar said.
Rev William Carey had first published a part of the Bible in Marathi in West Bengal in 1807. This book was one of the first printed in this language.
Hardikar said that although some of Rajhans Prakashan's books have been sold in a record period of less than a 10 days, this overwhelming response for Bible's edition was not expected. The publishing house had not sought pre-publication booking of the edition, he said, and added that the copies were sold at various centres of the publishing house in Pune, Mumbai and elsewhere.
The overwhelming response to the new Bible edition is attributed to the popular writing style of the translator, Fr D'Britto, whose other books in Marathi have won readers' acclaim.
Incidentally, this is the first Marathi edition of the Bible released by a non-religious publishing house. It is the only second edition translated by a single individual. Pandita Ramabai had single handedly translated the entire Bible in Marathi 90 years ago.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 AT 10:08 PM (IST)
Tags: Bible, Francis D'Britto, Rajhans Prakashan, Marathi
Subodh Bible, a 1200-page Marathi edition of the Bible translated by Fr Francis D'Britto and published by Rajhans Prakashan, has been sold out within 20 days after publication, setting a new record in the 200-year-history of Marathi edition of the scripture.
The Marathi Bible, priced at Rs 1,200, was made available at a discounted rate of Rs 750.
Anand Hardikar, editor of Rajhans Prakashan, said that the new translation of the Marathi Bible was released in Vasai in Thane district on June 20 and 2,000 copies have already been sold in different parts of the state.
The publishing house has decided to print a second edition of the translation and advertisements seeking booking for the copies would be released this Sunday, he said.
The exact number of the copies of the next edition would be decided on the basis of the response of readers, Hardikar said.
Rev William Carey had first published a part of the Bible in Marathi in West Bengal in 1807. This book was one of the first printed in this language.
Hardikar said that although some of Rajhans Prakashan's books have been sold in a record period of less than a 10 days, this overwhelming response for Bible's edition was not expected. The publishing house had not sought pre-publication booking of the edition, he said, and added that the copies were sold at various centres of the publishing house in Pune, Mumbai and elsewhere.
The overwhelming response to the new Bible edition is attributed to the popular writing style of the translator, Fr D'Britto, whose other books in Marathi have won readers' acclaim.
Incidentally, this is the first Marathi edition of the Bible released by a non-religious publishing house. It is the only second edition translated by a single individual. Pandita Ramabai had single handedly translated the entire Bible in Marathi 90 years ago.
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