Felicitation Ceremony of Shri Asoke K. Ghosh, President Emeritus, FIP

Shri Asoke K. Ghosh, President Emeritus, FIP and Chairman & Managing Director of PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd. has been awarded the First IPA Champion Award by the International Publishers Association (IPA). The award was presented by Mr. Hugo Setzer, Past President, IPA during the 33rd International Publishers Congress which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from 10-12 November 2022. This is the first of this highest honour in IPA’s 125 years. It celebrates individuals who have, during their career, gone above and beyond the norm to help the IPA achieve its goals on behalf of the publishing industry.

In this regard, FIP organized a felicitation ceremony of Shri Asoke K. Ghosh. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at Taj Ambassador, New Delhi. Shri Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Education and External Affairs felicitated Shri Asoke K. Ghosh with a Memento and Shawl. The event was well attended by FIP founder members, Executive Committee members and heads of various Government organisations.

Shri Asoke K. Ghosh, President Emeritus, FIP and Chairman & Managing Director of PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd. was honored by NBT in the Theme Pavilion of the World Book Fair on 5 March 2023 for his significant contributions to the publishing industry. This is the first of its kind honor ever bestowed by NBT on a publisher. During the felicitation, Lt. Col. Yuvraj Malik, Director NBT, addressed him as Dhruv Tara (The Pole Star) as he has always guided, supported, and mentored the publishing industry.