Indian Epigraphy (Bramhi, Nagari, Persian and Old Kannada)
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In the article, I write about the power of 3D scanning, the urgency for 3D scanning Bangalore's inscriptions, an overview of the technologies, and a scanning strategy.
According to the 2001 Census there are ca. 33 million native speakers of the Oḍiā (Oriya) language in India. This language belongs to the eastern group of Indo-Aryan family. As for the script used to write the Oḍiā language, it is one of... more
In a recent research trip to the Early Historic Period Buddhist site of Sanchi in modern Madhya Pradesh, I re-read, photographed, and catalogued the hundreds of donative inscriptions found on the vedika architectural fragments on all... more
Deciphering ancient Indus valley and Linear elamite writings using Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts - Using reverse Engineering technique and understanding evolution of other ancient writings.
All known sculptures and important terracotta figurines have been dealt with in this work.
This essay examines the mechanisms by which Brahmanical tradition reproduced itself, especially the regimens of discipline(vratas) undertaken in tandem with text-study, and their role in establishing the knowledge of Sanskrit religious... more
In Schaik, Sam van, Daniela de Simone, Gergely Hidas, and Michael Willis, eds. Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. The book as a whole is available for download at... more
The archaeological chronology of Assam, particularly of those cultures in and around the Brahmaputra river valley, is very obscure. Although one can find a large number of petroglyphs, stone carvings, statues, pottery shards,... more
Reading of the legend on the pedestal of a statue in Mathura sandstone from the Museum at New Orleans
This article deals with the discovery of four new ‘gadhegals (Ass-curse Stones), three from Diveagar and one from Deokhol, that were found during the explorations done in conjunction with and ancillary to the archaeological excavations... more
Monolithic pillars are those which comprises of two components - the shaft, which is made of a single block of stone, hence the name monolithic and the crowning capital part in the form of a deity or royal insignia or any other animal... more
What did Aśoka present to the sacred site at the birthplace of the Buddha and what happened to his donations?
All over the Kalanjara Hill we find carved into the rocks an image of a figure carrying two buckets on a yoke (vihamgika or `bangy'), but none of whose iconographic details are exactly the same. Two of these images are connected with... more
A pair of copper plates found in Jamkhed and written in cursive box-headed characters witness a donation of land by an anonymous prince or king who says he is the son of Devarāja and grandson of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa king Bhavanmāna. This paper... more
Sohagpur, the findspot of the inscription is the tahsil headquarters, situated in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. It lies on the bank of Palakmati river, a tributary of Narmada. The inscription, dated Samvat 1244 (1186 A. D.), is... more
The Buddhist saints, that are the subject of this article, are known from a series of inscribed reliquaries collected by Alexander Cunningham and F. C. Maisey at Sanchi and neighbouring sites in central India. The inscriptions, dating to... more
The three Bhaikshuki inscriptions was brought to the notice of the Epigraphy Branch, ASI, Mysore by Excavation Branch III, Patna. Two are from Uren in Lakhisari district, Bihar and one is from the adjoining village of Manjhiyavan. They... more
A land grant issued by Raṇasiṃhadeva of the Candrāvatī branch of the Paramāra dynasty in North-West India has recently come to my attention. It contains a genealogy of the Candrāvatī line from Utpalarāja to Raṇasiṃha. This ruler is... more
Créature Mythiques Animales Ecriture et signes figuratifs
ISBN: 978-2-84279-554-2
Créatures mythiques animales dans les manuscrits Naxis
ISBN: 978-2-84279-554-2
Créatures mythiques animales dans les manuscrits Naxis
Shaw, J.,2011. Monasteries, monasticism, and patronage in ancient India: Mawasa, a recently documented hilltop Buddhist complex in the Sanchi area of Madhya Pradesh, South Asian Studies 27(2);111-130.... more
The paper aims to highlight the religious interaction between the Buddhists in Srilanka and India in 9th century A.D. as gleaned from an inscription found from Ghuriyavan, Gaya district, Bihar. The inscription is written in Sanskrit... more
A land grant issued by Raṇasiṃhadeva of the Candrāvatī branch of the Paramāra dynasty in North-West India has recently come to my attention. It contains a genealogy of the Candrāvatī line from Utpalarāja to Raṇasiṃha. This ruler is barely... more
The development and, eventually, wide-spread use of grantha script in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent form a constitutive part of the extensive manuscript culture in the Indian world and in Asia, especially South and... more
A brief talk introducing Sanskrit Inscriptions for the general public.
This article examines a bronze sculpture of the Buddha in the British Museum and offers a revised reading of its dedicatory inscription. A close examination of the paleography, combined with a study of the sculpture’s style, shows the... more
Numerous pilgrim inscriptions are available at different parts of India attesting names of certain Jogis. Earlier several efforts were made for documentation and interpretations regarding the identity of these Jogis. The present paper is... more
The present paper aims at discussing those inscriptions which refers to women as the donor or patron and attempt to draw upon the possible position, rights and duty women were given in the Pallava society.