{"product_id":"the-house-the-press-built-anjana-basu-9789353523367","title":"THE HOUSE THE PRESS BUILT Allahabad Anecdotes from the Indian Press Family","description":"This is the story of Tagore's first publisher-the man they called a legend in printing. Having learnt his trade at \u003ci\u003eThe Pioneer, \u003c\/i\u003e Chintamoni Ghosh founded the Indian Press on 4 June 1884 in Allahabad when he was just thirty years old.\u003cbr\u003e It is the story of the Indian Press, yes, but also of the house that Chintamoni Babu built to shelter his family. A memoir of its times, it evokes the way families once lived together in the great houses of Allahabad-drawn from the recollections of Chintamoni Ghosh's children and grandchildren who grew up in an atmosphere few families could claim to have, including royal weddings, dips in the Mahakumbh, brushes with political unrest and more.\u003cbr\u003e Tagore's classic Gitanjali was printed at the Indian Press, and the poet himself was a regular visitor to the house the Press built. As Chintamoni Ghosh told his son Hari Keshav, to whom he entrusted the running of the Press: \u003cbr\u003e 'This is not merely a press. It is a permanent contribution to the nation.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anjana Basu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9353523362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789353523367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.44d","brand":"Anjana Basu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874675372287,"sku":"9789353523367","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-the-press-built-anjana-basu-9789353523367","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}