Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd., formerly Orient Longman India, commonly referred to as Orient Longman, is an Indian publishing house headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.[4][5]
The company publishes academic, professional and general works as well as school textbooks, of which the "Gulmohar" series of English-language school books grew popular. It also publishes low cost reprints of foreign titles.[6]
Established in 1948 as Longman Green by the UK publishing company Longman, it was taken over by J. Rameshwar Rao, who bought the majority shareholding and became the company chairman in 1968.[7] Rao retained the majority holding till 1984. The company's board included Khushwant Singh and the Patwardhans of Pune.[8][9]
The "Indianisation" of Orient Longman's management during this period was also reflected in its product, where Indian writers found an increasingly prominent place. Also during this period various subsidiaries came about such as Orion Books, and Gyan Publishings which sprang up as entrepreneurial enterprises from individuals based in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkata such as B.K. Todi, Saugat Biswas, Varun Tamble and many others.[citation needed]
Disputes
In 2006, the Pearson Education group, which holds a minority stake in Orient Longman as well as the rights to the "Longman" brand worldwide, sued Orient Longman asserting its claim on the brand. In 2008, Orient Longman agreed to drop the "Longman" suffix in an out-of-court settlement, and the company was renamed Orient Blackswan.[10]
References
^Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. p. 496. ISBN9781857431339.
^"Narayana students excel in Spell Bee contest". The Hans India. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd (19 March 2019). From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual: My Memoirs. SAGE Publications India. p. 233. ISBN9789381345429. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^Bora, Purabi (19 October 2008). "Orient Longman reborn as Orient Blackswan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^"Orient Blackswan Private Limited Details". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^Indian Book Industry, Volume 24, Issues 3-4. Sterling Publishers. 1995. p. 32.
^Khushwant Singh (2005). he Collected Short Stories of Khushwant Singh. Orient Blackswan. p. 4. ISBN9788175300446.
^R.E. Mark Lee (30 September 2016). Knocking at the Open Door: My Years with J. Krishnamurti. Balboa Press. p. 130. ISBN9781504365031. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^. The Telegraph. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
Bibliography
S. Muthiah (24 September 2003). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2004.
External links
"About us". Orient Blackswan. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
May 10, 2023
orient, blackswan, formerly, orient, longman, india, commonly, referred, orient, longman, indian, publishing, house, headquartered, hyderabad, telangana, statusactivefounded1948, years, 1948, founderthomas, longmancountry, originindiaheadquarters, locationhyde. Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd formerly Orient Longman India commonly referred to as Orient Longman is an Indian publishing house headquartered in Hyderabad Telangana 4 5 Orient BlackswanStatusActiveFounded1948 75 years ago 1948 FounderThomas LongmanCountry of originIndiaHeadquarters locationHyderabad TelanganaDistributionWorld wideKey peopleJ Nandini Rao Md 1 J Krishnadeva Rao Director 2 Publication typesBooks and academic journalsNonfiction topicsHumanities social science behavioral science educationOwner s J Rameshwar Rao 3 Official websiteorientblackswan wbr comThe company publishes academic professional and general works as well as school textbooks of which the Gulmohar series of English language school books grew popular It also publishes low cost reprints of foreign titles 6 Contents 1 History 2 Disputes 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory EditEstablished in 1948 as Longman Green by the UK publishing company Longman it was taken over by J Rameshwar Rao who bought the majority shareholding and became the company chairman in 1968 7 Rao retained the majority holding till 1984 The company s board included Khushwant Singh and the Patwardhans of Pune 8 9 The Indianisation of Orient Longman s management during this period was also reflected in its product where Indian writers found an increasingly prominent place Also during this period various subsidiaries came about such as Orion Books and Gyan Publishings which sprang up as entrepreneurial enterprises from individuals based in Delhi Chennai Mumbai and Kolkata such as B K Todi Saugat Biswas Varun Tamble and many others citation needed Disputes EditIn 2006 the Pearson Education group which holds a minority stake in Orient Longman as well as the rights to the Longman brand worldwide sued Orient Longman asserting its claim on the brand In 2008 Orient Longman agreed to drop the Longman suffix in an out of court settlement and the company was renamed Orient Blackswan 10 References Edit Eur 2002 The Far East and Australasia 2003 Psychology Press p 496 ISBN 9781857431339 Narayana students excel in Spell Bee contest The Hans India Retrieved 12 March 2018 Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 19 March 2019 From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual My Memoirs SAGE Publications India p 233 ISBN 9789381345429 Retrieved 5 November 2018 Bora Purabi 19 October 2008 Orient Longman reborn as Orient Blackswan The Indian Express Retrieved 9 June 2019 Orient Blackswan Private Limited Details The Economic Times Retrieved 9 June 2019 about Orient Blackswan Orient Blackswan Indian Book Industry Volume 24 Issues 3 4 Sterling Publishers 1995 p 32 Khushwant Singh 2005 he Collected Short Stories of Khushwant Singh Orient Blackswan p 4 ISBN 9788175300446 R E Mark Lee 30 September 2016 Knocking at the Open Door My Years with J Krishnamurti Balboa Press p 130 ISBN 9781504365031 Retrieved 30 September 2016 Orient loses Longman The Telegraph 15 January 2008 Archived from the original on 25 May 2011 Bibliography Edit S Muthiah 24 September 2003 Symbol of old business The Hindu Archived from the original on 22 April 2004 External links Edit About us Orient Blackswan Retrieved 25 February 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orient Blackswan amp oldid 1139543871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
