Directorate of Epigraphy in Hebbal to digitise 75,000 rare inscriptions under BharatSHRI Inscriptions of various kinds are vital sources for the creation and study of history. The Directorate of Epigraphy of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Hebbal Second Stage in Mysuru houses a vast repository of estampages — inked impressions of inscriptions —…
Study of Epigraphy: An appeal to Government of India
July 28, 2021It will help write authentic History of India, not the fake or fictionalised one like at present By Dr. Vasundhara Kavali-Filliozat Art Historian and Epigraphist I was shocked to read the news item titled “Epigraphists Join Nationwide Stir” in Star of Mysore dated 15th July 2021. Epigraphists were manifesting their colère because Government of India…
Epigraphs before our eyes
July 29, 2018By Prof.A.V. Narasimha Murthy Recently I had the good fortune of sharing the dais with Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the scion of Mysore royal family. The occasion was the inauguration of Epigraphical photo gallery, arranged by the office of the Director of Epigraphy which is located at Puratattva Bhavan near Sankranti Circle, Hebbal Second Stage….
Two-day workshop on epigraphy begins
March 20, 2018Mysuru: A two-day workshop on Epigraphy organised by the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums commenced this morning at its premises at Dasara Exhibition Grounds here. About 100 researchers in the field who are participating in the workshop will be groomed on various forms of inscriptions and technical modalities of their systematic study. Inaugurating the…









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