Motilal Banarsidass Publishers was first established in Lahore in 1903 by Lala Motilal Jain, a descendant of the family of court jewellers to Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar. Motilal borrowed ₹ 27 from his wife's savings that she had earned from her knitting work, to start a bookshop selling Sanskrit books in 'Said Mitha Bazar' in Lahore. He named it after his eldest son Motilal Banarsidass Jain, who later took charge of the publishing business.
The interior of Motilal Banarsidass, in Delhi
In 1911, MLBD opened a branch at Mai Sewan Bazar, Amritsar, under the supervision of Lala Sundarlal Jain, another son of Lala Motilal Jain, though after the untimely death of Lala Banarasidass in 1912, Sundarlal Jain, his only surviving brother had to close this establishment and relocate to Lahore to look after the family business. Soon he was joined by his young nephew Shantilal Jain, who had just finished school, who eventually became the company's chairman. Soon a printing unit was also set up and the publishing house was established.[5]
In 1937, a branch was started in Patna at the suggestion of Rajendra Prasad. Subsequently, during the Partition of India a riot burnt down the Lahore shop. Post independence, the family moved to India and initially stayed at Bikaner and Patna, before moving to Varanasi in 1950, where it set up shop in 1951, and finally shifted base to Delhi in 1958. Today it is one of the few large publishing houses in the world which has its own in-house printing unit.
In 1992, Shantilal Jain was awarded the Padma Shri by the Govt. of India, the first ever Padma award for outstanding community service through publishing.[3] Today Shantilal's eldest son Narendra Prakash Jain, widely known as 'Prakash' and his four brothers and their sons, along with their mother, Leela Jain, who is the company's Chairperson, run the business.[1][2]
Its main office in New Delhi is at A-44, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi - 110028. It houses Indological literature of around 30,000 titles.[8]
Indian Kavya Literature by A. K. Warder (10 Volumes, 7 Volumes already published);
History of Indian Philosophy by S.N. Dasgupta (5 Volumes);
Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India by Ram Sharan Sharma (Fifth revised edition, 2005)
Sudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A D 600 by Ram Sharan Sharma (Third Revised Edition, Delhi, 1990; Reprint, Delhi, 2002)
Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology (English translation of the Mahapuranas, 79 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);
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Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House MLBD is an Indian academic publishing house founded in Delhi India in 1903 It publishes and distributes serials monographs and scholarly publications on Asian religions Buddhology Indology Eastern philosophy history culture arts architecture archaeology language literature linguistics musicology mysticism yoga tantra occult medicine astronomy and astrology 1 Motilal BanarsidassFounded1903 1903 FounderMotilal JainSuccessorBanarsidass JainCountry of originIndiaHeadquarters locationA 44 Naraina Industrial Area Phase 1 New Delhi 110028DistributionWorldwideKey peopleRavindra Prakash Jain Chairperson Publication typesSee listNonfiction topicsBuddhology Indology Oriental studies SanskritOfficial website 1 Amongst its publications are the 100 volumes of the Mahapuranas the 50 volumes of the Sacred Books of the East edited by Max Muller Bibliotheca Buddhica 30 volumes in 32 pts Ramcharitmanas with Hindi and English translations the Manusmriti in 10 volumes and the Sanskrit lexicon and the 7 volumes of Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies It also brings out books based on research and study conducted at organizations such as the Indian Council of Historical Research ICHR Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts IGNCA and Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICCR 2 3 It has a turnover of approximately 5 6 crore roughly 75 coming from exports 4 Contents 1 History 2 Shops 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Motilal Banarsidass Shop in North DelhiMotilal Banarsidass Publishers was first established in Lahore in 1903 by Lala Motilal Jain a descendant of the family of court jewellers to Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar Motilal borrowed 27 from his wife s savings that she had earned from her knitting work to start a bookshop selling Sanskrit books in Said Mitha Bazar in Lahore He named it after his eldest son Motilal Banarsidass Jain who later took charge of the publishing business The interior of Motilal Banarsidass in DelhiIn 1911 MLBD opened a branch at Mai Sewan Bazar Amritsar under the supervision of Lala Sundarlal Jain another son of Lala Motilal Jain though after the untimely death of Lala Banarasidass in 1912 Sundarlal Jain his only surviving brother had to close this establishment and relocate to Lahore to look after the family business Soon he was joined by his young nephew Shantilal Jain who had just finished school who eventually became the company s chairman Soon a printing unit was also set up and the publishing house was established 5 In 1937 a branch was started in Patna at the suggestion of Rajendra Prasad Subsequently during the Partition of India a riot burnt down the Lahore shop Post independence the family moved to India and initially stayed at Bikaner and Patna before moving to Varanasi in 1950 where it set up shop in 1951 and finally shifted base to Delhi in 1958 Today it is one of the few large publishing houses in the world which has its own in house printing unit In 1992 Shantilal Jain was awarded the Padma Shri by the Govt of India the first ever Padma award for outstanding community service through publishing 3 Today Shantilal s eldest son Narendra Prakash Jain widely known as Prakash and his four brothers and their sons along with their mother Leela Jain who is the company s Chairperson run the business 1 2 In 2003 the company celebrated its centenary at a function in Chennai where Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi honoured three Sanskrit scholars R Balasubramaniam B M K Sharma and K V Sharma 6 At a function held at Bangalore Governor of Karnataka T N Chaturvedi felicitated centenarian Sudhakar Chaturvedi S M S Chari and B K Krishnamurthy of Hyderabad for their contribution to Indology and eminent astrologer B V Raman was honoured posthumously 7 Shops EditIts main office in New Delhi is at A 44 Naraina Industrial Area Phase 1 New Delhi 110028 It houses Indological literature of around 30 000 titles 8 Publications EditSacred Books of the East 50 Volumes edited by Max Muller reprints originally Oxford University Press Indian Kavya Literature by A K Warder 10 Volumes 7 Volumes already published History of Indian Philosophy by S N Dasgupta 5 Volumes Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India by Ram Sharan Sharma Fifth revised edition 2005 Sudras in Ancient India A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A D 600 by Ram Sharan Sharma Third Revised Edition Delhi 1990 Reprint Delhi 2002 Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology English translation of the Mahapuranas 79 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 amp 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 ed Sergey Oldenburg Fyodor Shcherbatskoy reprints originally St Petersburg Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies 25 Volumes already published Also many Sanskrit Grammar books by SC Vasu MR Kale Dictionaries by MM Williams Apte References Edit a b A 100 year romance with books The Hindu 13 March 2003 a b Treasure trove of Indology The Hindu 5 November 2004 a b Motilal Banarsidass SASNET Swedish South Asian Studies Network Lund University Sweden 100 years on the spiritual trail TNN The Times of India 24 June 2002 Indologists urge studying past Asia Africa Intelligence Wire 23 March 2003 At the function held to mark the centenary of the Motilal Banarsidass The Hindu 17 September 2003 Publishing house celebrates centenary The Hindu 14 September 2003 Motilal BanarsidassExternal links EditMotilal Banarsidass Website Treasure trove of Indology at The Hindu Motilal Banarsidass Delhi wikimapia 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