He was instrumental in setting up the first voluntary all-India body of publishers, the Federation of Publishers and Booksellers of India, and served as its president 1967-69. He is President emeritus, Federation of Indian Publishers.
He was instrumental in establishing the first voluntary all-India body of publishers, the Federation of Publishers and Booksellers of India, and served as its president from 1967 to 1969. He is the honorary president of the Federation of Indian Publishers.