Shri Hiralal Chhotalal Thakkar was born in 1809 at Surat. From his very childhood, he was very much fond of reading and always remained busy in studying different types of literatures. He completed his education at the age of 20 years and laid the foundation of "Gajanan Pustakalaya" in 1929. Initially, the company started as books vendor and subsequently started publication work in the field of education. The company published a record publication of 1,500 books in Gujarati, Hindi, English & Marathi and got a wide recognition in Gujarat as a premier Books Publishing Company.
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