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== History ==
== History ==


[[Annie Besant]] established the press in 1909 as a private enterprise using equipment imported from England. A. K. Sitarama Sastri was the first manager.<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, ''The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society: 1875-1925'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House), 233.</ref>When she died in 1933 the press and its building became the property of the Theosophical Society. "In 1968 the foundation stone for a new building was laid and this was completed in 1970 and in that year the Press moved into its present quarters."<ref>"Vasanta Press" in [http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Vasanta_Press# Theosopedia].</ref>
[[Annie Besant]] established the press in 1909 as a private enterprise using equipment imported from England. A. K. Sitarama Sastri was the first manager.<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, ''The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society: 1875-1925'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1925), 233.</ref> When she died in 1933 the press and its building became the property of the Theosophical Society. "In 1968 the foundation stone for a new building was laid and this was completed in 1970 and in that year the Press moved into its present quarters."<ref>"Vasanta Press" in [http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Vasanta_Press# Theosopedia].</ref>


== Publications of the Press ==
== Publications of the Press ==

Revision as of 17:07, 27 July 2014

A. K. S. Shastri, shown in The Theosophist of October 1929.

The Vasanṭā Press was established at the Theosophical Society in Adyar in 1909. It prints various publications produced by the Theosophical Publishing House (Adyar), the Adyar Library and Research Centre, and allied organizations. The first prize for excellence in printing was awarded to it in 1987 by the All India Printers' Conference.[1]

History

Annie Besant established the press in 1909 as a private enterprise using equipment imported from England. A. K. Sitarama Sastri was the first manager.[2] When she died in 1933 the press and its building became the property of the Theosophical Society. "In 1968 the foundation stone for a new building was laid and this was completed in 1970 and in that year the Press moved into its present quarters."[3]

Publications of the Press

From the beginning, Vasanta Press has served as the principal printing facility for the Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, and for the everyday needs of the Society, printing everything from books and periodicals to leaflets and lecture flyers. It also printed the publications of the Society for the Promotion of National Education and other ancillary groups.

Here is an example of a folded bookmark from the early history of the press. It features Annie Besant, President of the Society, on the front, a bit of advertising on the back, and a centerfold calendar in an unusual format. The bookmark was sold at a price of one anna.

Online resources

Notes

  1. The Theosophical Publishing House web page
  2. C. Jinarājadāsa, The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society: 1875-1925 (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1925), 233.
  3. "Vasanta Press" in Theosopedia.