List of people associated with the study of Kannada inscriptions

Non-Indian scholars

• Col. Colin McKenzi - Later 18th century, for the first time he studied Kannada inscriptions.[1]
• The study of Kannada inscriptions then continued by the following scholars
  • John Faithfull Fleet
  • Walter Elliot
  • L.D. Barnett
  • A.C. Burnell (Arthur Coke Burnell)
  • J.F.Fleet
  • B.L.Rice (B. Lewis Rice, Twelve volumes of Epigraphia Carnatica)
  • Theodre Hope

Indian scholars

Later Indian scholars started the study of Kannada inscriptions They contributed from finding to analyzing (including deciphering, publishing) inscriptions.

R.Narasimhachar M.H. Krishna S. Srikanta Sastri N. Lakshminarayana Rao C S Vasudevan K.G.Kundanagar P. B. Desai[2] B. A. Saletore A. N. Narasimhia	G. S. Gai R.S. Panchamukhi B.R. Gopal S. Ritti Dr.D.V.Paramashivamurthy K.V. Ramesh A.V. Narasimhamurthy Suryanath U. Kamath	M. Chidananda Murthy (cultural analysis of inscriptions) M. M. Kalburgi R.Sheshashastry Devarakonda Reddy Basavaraja Kalgudi Chennakka Eligar Sheetaram jagirdhar

Institutions

• Following institutions contributed for the study of Kannada inscriptions
  • University of Mysore
  • Archaeological Survey of India (South Indian inscriptions)
  • Karnataka University and Kannada Research Institute (6 volumes of Karnataka inscriptions)
  • Kannada University (9 volumes of North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh inscriptions)
  • Tumkur University, Tumakuru (volumes of the Inscriptions of cattle raiders)

See also

• "Sources of Karnataka History - Vol I" by S. Srikanta Sastri
• "Samshodhana Lekhanagalu" by S. Srikanta Sastri
• Early Indian epigraphy
• Extinct Kannada literature
• Shasana Samshodhane, Samshodhaneya siri, Turugol Sankathana, Kannada Shasana Shilpa,Penbuyyal, Krishnadevarayana Shasana samputa, Proudadevarayana Shasanagalu Volumes By Dr. D.V. Paramashivamurthy
• Inscription Stones of Bangalore - a civic activism project to raise awareness and protect ancient inscription stones (shila shaasanas) found in the Bengaluru region.[3][4]

References

1. "INSCRIPTIONS OF KARNATAKA". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
2. "Epigraphist P. B. Desai". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
3. Ranganna, Akhila. "A hunt for Bengaluru's forgotten inscription stones is tracing the history of Kannada and the city". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
4. "UNESCO on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 August 2018.