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Publishers of quality illustrated books on Indian art, culture and literature Mapin Publishing is reputed for illustrated books on Indias art and culture.

Our publishing programme covers a broad spectrum: fine art, architecture, archaeology, crafts, design, exhibition catalogues, museum collections, performing arts, photography and more. We publish literature under our nascent literary imprint, MapinLit, and produce books for children that bring Indian narratives and art-forms closer to young readers.

04/10/2026

We are back at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) 7 to 11 October 2026, with our new titles, our forthcoming line up and our best sellers on Indian art, architecture and heritage.

Our co-founder Bipin Shah (Bipin Shah) will be at the stand all week. Drop by Hall 4.2, Booth J5 to say hello, browse the books and catch up over a conversation.

See you in Frankfurt.

02/10/2026

For Gandhi Jayanti, we look back through photographs documenting the Civil Disobedience Movement in Bombay between 1930 and 1931. These images, drawn from a rare historical album held in the Alkazi Collection of Photography (Alkazi Foundation), capture processions, public gatherings and moments from the movement in the city.

The photographs are part of Photographing Civil Disobedience: Bombay 1930–1931, which brings together 245 images from the K.L. Nursey’s Old Congress Party Album alongside essays examining this visual archive and its historical context.

IMG 1: Mahatma Gandhi
making dharsan
[darshan] to his
admirers.
1931, Gelatin Silver Print,
156 x 115 mm

IMG 2: Mahatma Gandhi
having a chat with the
National volunteers
Bombay.
1931, Gelatin Silver Print,
111 x 158 m

IMG 3: Bombay Women' s
Tribute to Mahatma.
Bombay women took out a huge procession on Friday to celebrate
Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
The Bombay Chronicle,
6 October 1930.

Available in leading bookstores and on our website. Link in bio

26/09/2026

A rapid fire with Nishant Lall, author of ‘Learning from Ganga Riverfront’

A UCLA-trained architect and urban designer, founder of NilaA Architecture and Urban Design, former World Bank India consultant on climate and disaster risk, and Visiting Professor at SPA New Delhi, Lall talks rewriting the hydrology chapter, Varanasi’s old bamboo umbrellas, and turning Patna from a dense city into a cultural one.   The book is available to pre-order via our website

24/09/2026

This World Tourism Day, let Mapin’s books take you across India.

From the historic mosques of Cochin and the ancient rock-cut caves of Ellora to the treasures of Jaipur’s Albert Hall Museum and Chandigarh’s Gandhi Bhawan, discover India’s remarkable architectural heritage. Wander through the gardens of Delhi’s Sunder Nursery, trace the waterways of the Himalayas, and explore much more along the way. Richly illustrated and thoughtfully researched, each book lets you experience the country’s art, architecture and heritage, one page at a time.

The books are available on our website and at leading bookstores across the country.

In 1970, Tyeb Mehta made his only film, Koodal, shot with support from the Films Division of India (filmsdivisionofindia...

21/09/2026

In 1970, Tyeb Mehta made his only film, Koodal, shot with support from the Films Division of India ([email protected]). No fixed beginning or end, just a montage of temples, abattoirs and city streets, cut to Carnatic music.”It is my autobiography,” he said of it later.

He never made another, but the editing logic, cropping, foreshortening, shadow, shows up in his paintings for decades after.

Read more in our first comprehensive book on Tyeb Mehta published in association with the Kiran Nadar Musem of Art (Kiran Nadar Museum of Art). The book is avalable to buy via our website and other leading stores

15/09/2026

‘Celebrating Public Spaces of India’ written by Archana Gupta and Anshuman Gupta is a first of it’s kind book talking about the impact of public spaces within the urban fabric of cities.

Available to buy at leading book stores across the country and on our website:

07/09/2026

Le Corbusier called Chandigarh the crown of his career. India called it a beginning.

When Partition put Lahore on the other side of a new border, Punjab needed a capital and Nehru wanted one that owed nothing to the colonial past. What followed was thirteen years of work, twenty-three trips to the site, and one of the most complete modernist cities ever built.

Shaun Fynn’s ‘Chandigarh Revealed’ is a frank and honest portrayal of this city. It is a wonder to behold, pointing out that while Chandigarh is not perfect, it is as close to the ideal as could be given its volatile mixture of religion, politics, and geography…” Sean Ruthen.

243 photographs and 5 maps, with a foreword by Maristella Casciato (Maristella Casciato) an essay by Vikramaditya Prakash (Vikramāditya Prakāsh) and an interview with MN Sharma (one of the last architects to have worked alongside Le Corbusier in Chandigarh).

Limited copies available on our web site.

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