Vishwakarma Publications

What Vishwakarma Publications does

Vishwakarma Publications is a Pune-based, privately held book publishing house that produces and sells books in Marathi, English, and Hindi across literary, cultural, and educational categories. Its catalog of over 1,000 titles spans novels, short stories, spiritual texts, health and self-help, history, biographies, children's literature, and study materials for MPSC/UPSC/Banking/PSI/STI competitive examinations. The company works with an established network of regional and English-language authors and publishes both culturally rooted Marathi works (e.g., the Ramayana retelling series, Tamasha) and pan-India English fiction (e.g., Almost English, Sea Goddess, Still She Rise).

Name

Vishwakarma Publications

Legal name

Vishwakarma Publications

Website

https://vishwakarmapublications.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vishwakarma Publications is a Pune-based independent publishing house producing over 1,000 titles in Marathi, English, and Hindi across literary fiction, cultural works, and competitive exam prep, sold direct-to-consumer through its own e-commerce website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Religious Reference & Study Tools Publishing (Commentaries, Concordances, Lexicons) (MPAJAHAL), Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAF), Literary & Classics Publishing (MPAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Regional language books
• Marathi literature
• Competitive exam materials
• Fiction and non-fiction

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: One-time purchase model for physical books. Publishers books in Marathi, English, and Hindi across multiple genres including novels, spiritual, self-help, business, biographies, educational, children's literature, and competitive exam preparation (MPSC/UPSC). Revenue generated through direct consumer purchases via website, with prices ranging from ₹105 to ₹525 per book.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vishwakarma Publications is a Pune-based publishing house that publishes and retails physical books across Marathi, English, and Hindi languages covering genres including novels, stories, spiritual, self-help, health, history, biographies, children's literature, and travel. It also publishes dedicated study materials for Indian competitive examinations such as MPSC, UPSC, Banking, PSI, and STI. Books are sold directly to consumers via the company's e-commerce website at unit prices ranging from approximately ₹105 to ₹525 per title.

Product overview

Vishwakarma Publications is a traditional book publishing company based in Pune, India, operating since 2003. The company operates as a single-brand publisher with a portfolio of over 1,000 titles across Marathi, English, and Hindi languages. Their publishing categories include novels/fiction, stories, spiritual, health, history, biographies, children's literature, and competitive exam preparation (MPSC/UPSC). The company offers products through multiple channels including a direct e-commerce platform, with titles sold at various price points including discounted sale items. Featured products include language-specific book collections, individual author titles, book bundles, new releases, and bestsellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marathi Books (मराठी पुस्तके) Marathi-language book publications spanning categories including novels (कादंबरी), stories (कथा), spiritual (आध्यात्मिक), health (आरोग्य), history (इतिहास), biographies/autobiographies (चरित्र/आत्मचरित्र), children's literature (बालवाङ्मय), and travel (प्रवास). Targeted at Marathi-speaking readers in Maharashtra.
• English Books English-language book publications covering fiction, self-help, business, biographies, educational, and children's & young adult categories, targeted at English-speaking readers in India and the Indian diaspora.
• Hindi Books Hindi-language book publications covering various literary and non-fiction categories, targeted at Hindi-speaking readers.
• MPSC/UPSC Competitive Exam Preparation Study materials and books for Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), and Banking/PSI/STI examinations, targeted at Indian government and banking exam aspirants.
• Book Bundles Curated collections of multiple books sold together at a discounted combined price versus individual title purchases.
• Discounted Sale Books Books offered at discounted prices, including titles with percentage-based reductions across the catalog.
• Tamasha: Maharashtrachi Lokkala Marathi book by Sopan Khude Kolhalkar exploring Maharashtra's traditional folk art form 'Tamasha', its history, and cultural significance.
• Almost English: A Novel English novel by Barbara Sibbald, a bio-fiction narrating the struggle of an Anglo-Indian family on the North-West Frontier of India from 1885-1912.
• Chronicles of Kali – The Secret Book of Asurs Magical realism based spiritual fiction by Prithvi Raj that demystifies mechanisms conditioning the human mind through a story of protagonist Kali discovering supernatural abilities.
• The Adventures of Little Kanya — The Moscow Mosaic Children's fiction by Ashwini R. Sane featuring protagonist Isha/Little Kanya who must solve the Moscow Mosaic puzzle and search for a Celestial Weapon of the Goddess.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Penguin Random House India: Global publisher's India arm publishing in English and translated Indian-language titles. A broad incumbent whose English and translated Marathi/Hindi titles compete with Vishwakarma's premium literary fiction and non-fiction.
• HarperCollins India: India division of an international publisher producing English-language trade books and translations. Overlaps with Vishwakarma's English fiction, biographies, and self-help segments as a large, well-capitalized competitor.
• Rupa Publications: One of India's largest English-language trade publishers, also publishing in Hindi. While broader in scope and scale, Rupa directly competes for fiction, self-help, and business titles that overlap with Vishwakarma's English catalog.

Regional players

• Pratiyogita Darpan: Major India-based publisher specializing in Hindi-medium competitive exam preparation (UPSC, SSC, banking). Comparable to Vishwakarma's MPSC/UPSC line, but with a Hindi-medium, north-India primary geographic focus.

Emerging players

• Srishti Publishers & Distributors: Indian publisher with a growing catalog of translated and original Indian-language fiction, including Marathi. An emerging competitor targeting the same regional-language literary reader base with a more technology-enabled distribution model.
• Notion Press: India-focused self-publishing and distribution platform enabling authors to publish across English and Indian languages. Partial overlap with Vishwakarma's author-acquisition and direct-to-consumer distribution model, with a technology-led edge.

Direct peers

• Rajkamal Prakashan: Indian publisher with a broad Hindi and Marathi catalog spanning literature, translations, and non-fiction. Comparable in multi-language publishing and trade-book positioning targeting Indian readers.
• Westland Books: Indian trade publisher (now part of Amazon) producing English fiction, non-fiction, and translated Indian-language titles. Closely comparable in business model and target customer segments across Indian-language readers.
• Mehta Publishing House: Established Pune-based Marathi publisher with deep roots in regional literature, educational, and exam-preparation titles. Operates in the same geography, language segments, and competitive set as Vishwakarma Publications.
• Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd: Long-standing Indian publisher with a strong Marathi-language catalog covering fiction, non-fiction, and competitive exam materials. Highly comparable in terms of language focus, genre mix, and target reader base in Maharashtra.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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