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44-year-old Marathi publishing house is ready to get bigger than ever

A publishing house that started a reading movement back in the '70s, is set for a new innings to revive the language of its people

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The Granthali Vishwastha Sanstha has been operating out of a Marathi municipal school in Matunga West for the last six years. It has moved six offices, since it was launched in 1974. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar
The Granthali Vishwastha Sanstha has been operating out of a Marathi municipal school in Matunga West for the last six years. It has moved six offices, since it was launched in 1974. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar

It's a busy morning, when we visit Granthali Vishwastha Sanstha, a Marathi publishing house located on the ground floor of Woolen Mill Municipal School, Matunga West. A volunteer is busy labelling books in the corridor. Inside the 350 sqft space, there's a smell of freshly printed books. Stacked with tomes - some almost reaching the ceiling - there's little room to navigate. But, that's how Granthali has operated over the decades, with offices being moved over six times.

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