Paresh Nath

On 16 April, Paresh Nath struck a deal to buy auto magazine BS Motoring from Business Standard Ltd. The first acquisition of an English title by Delhi Press, which Nath owns and runs, was cause for some surprise among those who aren’t too familiar with the low-profile company, except as publisher of The Caravan, a niche magazine that was revived in 2009 and specialises in long-form journalism. But the 74-year-old Delhi Press has always been much more than that—it publishes some of the best-known titles in various languages such as women’s magazines Grihshobha, Sarita and Woman’s Era, besides children’s title Champak. All told, the company runs 35 magazines (including the latest acquisition, to be renamed Motoring) from a nondescript building in the crowded Jhandewalan area of New Delhi.