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{{Short description|India-based publishing house}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
  |name    = Asian Educational Services (AES)
  |name    = Asian Educational Services (AES)
  |foundation      = 1973
  |foundation      = 1973
  |founder          = Jagdish Lall Jetley
  |founder          = Jagdish Lal Jetley
  |logo    =  
  |logo    =  
  |type    = Publishing house specialized in antiquarian reprints
  |type    = Publishing house specialized in antiquarian reprints
  |location        = New Delhi (India)  
  |location        = New Delhi (India)  
  |area_served      = Worldwide
  |area_served      = Worldwide
  |key_people      = '''Gautam Jetley'''
  |key_people      = Gautam Jetley
  |owner            =  
  |owner            =  
  |num_employees    = 37
  |num_employees    = 37
  |industry        = Books, publishing
  |industry        = [[Publishing]]
  |products        = Books
  |products        = Books
  |revenue          =  
  |revenue          =  
  |homepage        = [http://www.asianeds.com/ www.asianeds.com]
  |homepage        = [http://www.asianeds.com/ www.asianeds.com]
}}
}}
'''Asian Educational Services''' (AES) is a New Delhi, India-based publishing house that specialises in [[antiquarian]] [[reprints]] of books that were originally published between the 17th and early 20th centuries. Founded by [[Jagdish Lall Jetley]] in 1973, the selection of titles are over 1200 in number.
'''Asian Educational Services''' (AES) is a New Delhi, India-based publishing house that specialises in [[antiquarian]] [[reprints]] of books that were originally published between the 17th and early 20th centuries. Founded by Jagdish Lal Jetley in 1973, the firm had published more than 1200 books by 2016.<ref>Prince Frederick, [https://www.thehindu.com/books/collectors-pride/article4336068.ece "Collector's pride"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 23 January 2013; updated 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref>


==Involvement==
==Publishing programme==


This firm has a very active publication programme that aims to preserve knowledge, in the form of old books, from being lost. An extensive list of about 200 [[Travel literature|travelogues]] gives a vivid picture of India specifically, and Asia generally. Many of the big names in Asian exploration and in the field of history have been reprinted. [[W. W. Hunter]], [[H. H. Wilson]], [[Max Müller|Max Muller]], [[Thomas William Rhys Davids|Rhys Davids]], [[H. H. Risley]], [[Edgar Thurston]], [[G. Forrest]], [[G. B. Malleson]], [[Nicholas Greenwood]], [[William Muir]], [[Vincent Arthur Smith|Vincent A. Smith]], [[Emerson Tennent]], [[Wilhelm Geiger]], [[Monier-Willams]], [[Sven Hedin]], [[Richard Francis Burton|Richard F. Burton]], [[Francis Younghusband]], [[William Moorcroft (explorer)|William Moorcroft]], [[M. Auriel Stein]], [[Marco Polo]], [[Heuin Tsang]], [[Al-Biruni|Al-Beruni]], [[William of Rubruck]], and many more share this shelf space. Travelogues of people who, in the [[Middle Ages]], frequented India such as [[F. Bernier]], [[J. B. Tavernier]], [[John Fryer (FRS)|John Fryer]], [[N. Mannuchi]], [[Abbe Carre]], [[J. Ovington]], [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[J. Neuihoff]], [[P. Baldeaus]], [[Father Montserrat]], [[Ippolito Desideri]], etc., have been given a new lease on life.
This firm has a very active publication programme that aims to preserve knowledge, in the form of old books, from being lost. An extensive list of about 200 [[Travel literature|travelogues]] gives a vivid picture of India specifically, and Asia generally. Many of the big names in Asian exploration and in the field of history have been reprinted. Travelogues of people who, in the [[Middle Ages]], frequented India have been also given a new lease on life by being reprinted by AES.<ref name="asianeds-about-us">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160413112921/http://www.asianeds.com/aboutus.asp Asian Educational Services: About Us], archive.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.</ref>


Language aids for over 40 [[Languages of Asia|Asian]], European and [[African languages]] in the form of dictionaries (classical, and popular), [[Multilingualism|Polyglot]]s, grammar aids, and [[Autodidacticism|self-taught]] series are part of the ''AES'' programme for language studies. All [[List of languages|major languages]] of the [[South Asia|Indian sub-continent]] have been covered, along with [[semitic languages]] like [[Amharic]] and the Arabic-Persian [[Language family|family of languages]].
Language aids for over 40 [[Languages of Asia|Asian]], European and [[African languages]] in the form of dictionaries (classical, and popular), [[Multilingualism|polyglot]]s, grammar aids, and [[Autodidacticism|self-taught]] series are part of the ''AES'' programme for language studies. All [[List of languages|major languages]] of the [[South Asia|Indian sub-continent]] have been covered, along with [[Semitic languages]] like [[Amharic]] and the Arabic [[Varieties of Arabic|family of languages]].<ref name="asianeds-about-us" />


==Network==
Apart from India, other areas of publication activity involve Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, [[Himalayas]], Central Asia, [[Burma/Myanmar]], and the Indian Ocean. Subjects dealt with include history, customs and [[manners]], religion, [[Buddhism]], [[numismatics]], [[anthropology]], art, architecture, [[castes]] and [[tribe]]s, the Indian Revolt (also known as the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|Mutiny of 1857]]), [[natural history]], gazetteers, guidebooks, etc.<ref name="asianeds-about-us" />


Apart from India, other areas of publication activity involve: Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, [[Himalayas]], Central Asia, [[Burma/Myanmar]], the Indian Ocean. Subjects deal with: History, Customs and [[Manners]], Religion, [[Buddhism]], [[Numismatics]], [[Anthropology]], Art, Architecture, [[Castes]] and [[Tribe]]s, The Indian Revolt/[[Indian rebellion of 1857|Mutiny of 1857]], [[Natural History]], gazetteers, guidebooks, etc.
==Authors published==


==Today==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Philippus Baldaeus]]
* [[François Bernier]]
* [[Al-Biruni]]
* [[Richard Francis Burton]]
* [[Abbé Barthélemy Carré]]<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/title/24927626 The travels of the Abbé Carré in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674], worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref>
* [[Robert Caesar Childers]]
* [[Sándor Kőrösi Csoma|Alexander Csoma de Kőrös]]
* [[Ippolito Desideri]]
* [[George William Forrest]]
* [[John Fryer (FRS)|John Fryer]]
* [[Wilhelm Geiger]]
* [[Nicholas Greenwood]]<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/title/41612820 Shades of gold and green : anecdotes of colonial Burmah, 1886-1948], worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref>
* [[Alexander Hamilton]]
* [[Sven Hedin]]
* [[W. W. Hunter]]
* [[Edward William Lane]]
* [[G. B. Malleson]]
* [[Niccolao Manucci]]
* [[Monier-Willams]]
* [[Father Antonio Monserrate]]<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/title/63527702 The commentary of Father Monserrate], worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref>
* [[William Moorcroft (explorer)|William Moorcroft]]
* [[William Muir]]
* [[Max Müller]]
* [[John Nieuhoff]]<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/title/588492030 Voyages and travels into Brazil and the East-Indies, 1640-1649 : containing the exact description of the Dutch Brazil and divers parts of the East-Indies, their provinces, cities, living creatures and product, the manners, customs, habits and religion of the inhabitants with a particular account of all the remarkable passages], worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref> 
* [[Hermann Oldenberg]]
* [[John Ovington]]
* [[Marco Polo]]
* [[James Prinsep]]
* [[Thomas William Rhys Davids]]
* [[Herbert Hope Risley]]
* [[Vincent Arthur Smith]]
* [[Aurel Stein]]
* [[Francis Joseph Steingass]]
* [[Jean-Baptiste Tavernier]]
* [[James Emerson Tennent]]
* [[Edgar Thurston]]
* [[Xuanzang|Hiuen Tsang]]
* [[William of Rubruck]]
* [[Arminius Vambery]]
* [[Francis Younghusband]]
{{div col end}}
 
==Recent developments==


AES was awarded the National Award for Excellence in Publishing in 2005.
AES was awarded the National Award for Excellence in Publishing in 2005.


AES has been featured regularly in newspapers and TV shows, that highlight its re-publication programme. The newspapers that have carried stories on AES include the national dailies like [[The Hindu]] and [[The Indian Express]]. Among the channels that have features AES are the National Channel of India (Door Darshan 1) and the [[CNN IBN|CNN/IBN]] network in India.
AES has been featured regularly in newspapers and TV shows, that highlight its re-publication programme. The newspapers that have carried stories on AES include the national dailies like ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Indian Express]]''. Among the channels that have features AES are the National Channel of India (Door Darshan 1) and the [[CNN IBN|CNN/IBN]] network in India.<ref name="asianeds-about-us" />
 
After the death of the founder, Jagdish Lal Jetley, in 2005, the firm was being run by the surviving family, including the founder's son Gautam Jetley.<ref>K. Srimali, [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091017/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010305300200.htm "It is necessary to reprint rare classics, says publisher"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 3 January 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2023.</ref>


After the death of the founder in 2005, the firm is being run by the surviving family.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180821094129/http://www.aes.ind.in/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180821094129/http://www.aes.ind.in/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091017/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010305300200.htm Interview with owner] by [[The Hindu]]
* [https://www.books-by-isbn.com/81-206/ List of books published by AES arranged by ISBN]
* [https://archive.org/search?query=%22Asian+Educational+Services%22 Online copies of books published by AES]
* [https://www.thehindu.com/books/collectors-pride/article4336068.ece "Collector's pride"] at ''The Hindu'' - review of Asian Educational Services
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091017/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010305300200.htm "It is necessary to reprint rare classics, says publisher"] at ''[[The Hindu]]'' - interview with Gautam Jetley
* [https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=6459505 Portrait of Gautam Jetley] at thehinduimages.com - "Gautam Jetley in conversation with The Hindu in Vijayawada on January 02, 2006"


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[[Category:Book publishing companies of India]]
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 30 November 2023


Asian Educational Services (AES)
IndustryPublishing
Founded1973
Founder(s)Jagdish Lal Jetley
HeadquartersNew Delhi (India)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gautam Jetley
ProductsBooks
Number of employees
37
Websitewww.asianeds.com

Asian Educational Services (AES) is a New Delhi, India-based publishing house that specialises in antiquarian reprints of books that were originally published between the 17th and early 20th centuries. Founded by Jagdish Lal Jetley in 1973, the firm had published more than 1200 books by 2016.[1]

Publishing programme[edit | edit source]

This firm has a very active publication programme that aims to preserve knowledge, in the form of old books, from being lost. An extensive list of about 200 travelogues gives a vivid picture of India specifically, and Asia generally. Many of the big names in Asian exploration and in the field of history have been reprinted. Travelogues of people who, in the Middle Ages, frequented India have been also given a new lease on life by being reprinted by AES.[2]

Language aids for over 40 Asian, European and African languages in the form of dictionaries (classical, and popular), polyglots, grammar aids, and self-taught series are part of the AES programme for language studies. All major languages of the Indian sub-continent have been covered, along with Semitic languages like Amharic and the Arabic family of languages.[2]

Apart from India, other areas of publication activity involve Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Himalayas, Central Asia, Burma/Myanmar, and the Indian Ocean. Subjects dealt with include history, customs and manners, religion, Buddhism, numismatics, anthropology, art, architecture, castes and tribes, the Indian Revolt (also known as the Mutiny of 1857), natural history, gazetteers, guidebooks, etc.[2]

Authors published[edit | edit source]

Recent developments[edit | edit source]

AES was awarded the National Award for Excellence in Publishing in 2005.

AES has been featured regularly in newspapers and TV shows, that highlight its re-publication programme. The newspapers that have carried stories on AES include the national dailies like The Hindu and The Indian Express. Among the channels that have features AES are the National Channel of India (Door Darshan 1) and the CNN/IBN network in India.[2]

After the death of the founder, Jagdish Lal Jetley, in 2005, the firm was being run by the surviving family, including the founder's son Gautam Jetley.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Prince Frederick, "Collector's pride", The Hindu, 23 January 2013; updated 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Asian Educational Services: About Us, archive.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ The travels of the Abbé Carré in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674, worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Shades of gold and green : anecdotes of colonial Burmah, 1886-1948, worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ↑ The commentary of Father Monserrate, worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Voyages and travels into Brazil and the East-Indies, 1640-1649 : containing the exact description of the Dutch Brazil and divers parts of the East-Indies, their provinces, cities, living creatures and product, the manners, customs, habits and religion of the inhabitants with a particular account of all the remarkable passages, worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ K. Srimali, "It is necessary to reprint rare classics, says publisher", The Hindu, 3 January 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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