Osian's Publishing is committed to honouring the book.
Since its inception in 2000, Osian's has established itself in the forefront of quality publishing, first through its hallmark Auction Catalogues which set international standards for the genre, and then through its Archive and Cinema publications. The setting up of a full-fledged Publishing Division, supported by the in-house Archive, Photography and Design Studio, takes this primary focus on publications to its logical conclusion.
Conceptual Parameters
To rekindle the love and respect for books, the introspective spirit and the written word in an age when they are under siege.
To open out the Osian's Archive to new areas of research and publications for knowledge-building and the study and understanding of the subjects represented, especially its cross-disciplinary character.
To explore the merging of text & visual as a bold new frontier of knowledge presentation and dissemination.
To grant a new freedom to experiment with the merging of different book genres to create new languages of creativity and communication for the modern world.
To link cinema more effectively to literature, poetry, philosophy and social commentary.
To integrate the wealth of Indian writing in the major regional languages and English in an effort to gain access to, and enable exposure for writers who are an intrinsic and valuable part of our cultural heritage. Hence, translations from some regional languages into English and vice versa will be a part of the publishing programme.
To create student editions wherever appropriate and encourage the use of archival materials to improve the quality of textbooks.
Areas of Foci
Indian Modern & Contemporary Fine Arts
Popular Cultures of India
Indian Architecture
Indian Arts as a cross-cultural discipline
Eroding Heritage
Indian Cinema
Cinema and its link to other art forms, literature, poetry, philosophy & social narrative
Cross-generic explorations in Indian Literature & Philosophy
Editions
Fine illustrated hardback Editions
Translations
Student's Editions
Collector's Editions
Collaborative Editions with educational & cultural institutions
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