 The
Leading Indian Publishers on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, Motilal Banarsidass
have an impressive list of scholarly publications on a wide range of disciplines. We have
served the academic community through our serials and monographs on Asian religion,
philosophy, history, culture, arts, architecture, archaeology, language, literature,
linguistics, musicology, mysticism, yoga, tantra, occult, medicine, astronomy, astrology
and other related subjects.
The publishing house to
presents one of the most cogent, comprehensive and prestigious list in Indological
publishing today, being the privileged publishers of such highly regarded works as Sacred
Books of the East (50 Volumes) edited by Max Muller; Indian Kavya Literature by
A.K. Warder (10 Volumes, 6 Volumes already published); History of Indian Philosophy
by S.N. Dasgupta (5 Volumes); Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology (English
translation of the Mahapuranas, 60 Volumes already published); Buddhist Tradition
Series, edited by Alex Wayman (30 Volumes); MLBD Series in Linguistics, edited
by Dhanesh Jain (10 Volumes); Lala Sundar Lal Jain Research Series edited by
Dayanand Bhargava (10 Volumes already published). Advaita Tradition Series by Shoun
Hino & K.P. Jog (8 Volumes already published); Performing Arts Series edited by
Farlay P. Richmond (7 Volumes already published). Wisdom of Sankara Series by Som
Raj Gupta (2 Volumes published); Kalamulasastra Series (21 Volumes published). Bibliotheca
Buddhica (30 Volumes in 32 pts); Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies (7 Volumes
already published).
 The list is long and
diverse, providing a range of extensive, authoritative and highly academic resources
indispensable for all Indologists. Today our publications reach all over the world through
a network of foreign distributors and direct exports. For over a decade we have regularly
been getting awards for export performance from the Government of India. Latest
information on Indological publishing and events is provided through a monthly newsletter
which is mailed to an international mailing list of over 25,000 customers.
The ultimate honour to Motilal Banarsidass came in 1992 when its Chairman Shri Shantilal
Jain was awarded Padmashri, the first ever Padma award for outstanding community service
through publishing.
The firm is one of the few publishing houses that have their in-house printing facility.
We have a large printing press equipped with latest machines, employing upto date
technology. A large show room at the University area in Delhi has a vast collection of
Indological literature arranged 30,000 titles are neatly arranged to proude ample browsing
facility to the buyers.
Branches at Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Varanasi and Patna stock all the
Motilal publications and a wide range of scholarly publications on Indology. |
