# Motilal Banarsidass

- **Website:** <https://motilalbanarsidass.com>
- **Primary alias:** `motilalbanarsidass.com`

## Description

Motilal Banarsidass (MLBD) is an Indian Indological publisher and bookseller established in 1903. Describing itself as India’s oldest and largest Indological publisher, the brand serves readers interested in the history, ideas, languages, and cultural traditions of India and beyond. Its online store offers a wide-ranging catalogue of books across philosophy, Sanskrit, language and literature, history and culture, art and architecture, religion, spirituality, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, yoga, Ayurveda, astrology, and other subjects. The collection includes new releases, reference works, multi-volume sets, and rare books, alongside titles for both specialist and general readers. Featured publications explore subjects such as the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta, ancient texts, Indian philosophical traditions, and the effects of mantra chanting. MLBD also invites authors to publish with the company, extending its role beyond retail to support the publication of scholarship and writing. Its offerings include selected wellness products, such as healing candles. Through its books and related products, MLBD connects contemporary audiences with India’s intellectual, literary, and spiritual heritage.

## Industries

- 🍿 Arts and Entertainment
- 🍿 Books and Literature _(under Arts and Entertainment)_
- 📊 Business and Consumer Services
- 📊 Publishing and Printing _(under Business and Consumer Services)_

## Links

- [facebook](https://facebook.com/motilalbanarsidasspub)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/motilalbanarsidass)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/mlbdpublishers)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idiUYQ4CGr/w/400/h/66/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1793066797381)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idiUYQ4CGr/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1793066797491)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Madras | #233102 | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| Jonquil | #eeff96 | light |

## Fonts

- var(--heading-font-stack) — asset _(custom)_
- var(--main-font-stack) — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idiUYQ4CGr/w/1500/h/500/idWBte-Vz2.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1793066797614)

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