About us

Nirala Publications named after the great Indian poet, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala is a significant South Asian publishing house featuring the best known and little known authors from India, Nepal and rest of the world.

For more than two decades its focus has shifted to Nepal, Buddhism and Himalayan studies.  Today it remains the largest publishing house in the world for publications on Nepal and Himalayan culture.

It has also to bring to the Asian readers the best known literature from all over world, especially poetry.

Nirala collaborates with several foreign publishers and institutes and in future hopes to present to its readers the healthy literature and original research from all over the world.

In addition, it supports Pratik, A Magazine of Contemporary Writing and has been instrumental in making publication of the magazine’s several special issues.