Late President S Radhakrishnan’s “Essentials of Psychology”, that was first published in 1912 is being republished to mark the centenary celebrations of the Oxford University Press (OUP).
The book, which was among the first to be brought out by the publishing house in India, is being reissued at the ongoing World Book Fair that was inaugurated here yesterday.
“We have a growing history of publishing from 1912 that we want to showcase a little more widely. Radhakrishnan’s book is a symbol of history and at the World Book Fair we are bringing out a special reissue of the first book published by us,” Mr Manzar Khan, managing director, Oxford University Press told PTI.
The big Oxford School Atlas that was first published in 1915 is also being republished in a 33rd edition a special centenary year edition.
The publishing giant is also be bringing out new publishing initiatives this year.
“New editions of enduring works from a century will be brought out. The special Oxford India Perennials will include Girish Karnad’s play “Tughlaq”. He will also be publishing his memoirs with us this year,” says Mr Khan.
We are also coming out with a new version of the 1998 published book “India’s economic reforms and development: Essays for Manmohan Singh.”
“The festschrift will have essays from top economists and thinkers,” says Mr Khan.