Epigraphs of Sirpur

Contents: 1. Emergence of Early Culture in North-East India. 2. Manipur: The Glorious Past. 3. Early Man in Eastern Himalayas. 4. Prehistoric Delhi and its Neighborhood. 5. Early Man in Jammu-Kashmir and Laddakh. 6. Prehistoric Burials of Kashmir. 7. The Departed Harappans of Kalibangan. 8. Archaeo-anthropology of Chhattisgarh. 9.  Indian Megaliths. 10. Heritage of Tansa Valley. 11. Excavating Painted Rock-Shelter. 12. Excavating in a Cave, Cist and Church. 13. Sculptural Art of Mansar. 14. Sirpur: Town Planning and Architecture. 15. Buddhist Bronzes from Sirpur. 16. Excavation at Karkabhata, Chhattisgarh. 17. Ayodhya Case: Archaeological Evidences. 18. Secular Monuments of Sirpur. 19. Ancient Temples of Sirpur. 20. Buddhist Monuments of Sirpur. 21. Excavation of Gufkral.

The book contains complete account of all the inscriptions discovered so far at and about Sirpur so that the scholars can get all the material at one place. Right from Shri Lochan Prasad Pandey, Dr. H.V. Trivedi, Dr. Ajay Mitra Shastri, Shri Rahul Singh and G.L. Raikwar to Shri Prabhat Kumar Singh and other scholars from Epigraphy Branch of Archaeological Survey of India who have deciphered the inscriptions pertaining to Sirpur, have been included. An article by Dr. G.S. Khwaja on Mughal coins from Sirpur has also been included. (jacket)

[A.K. Sharma is internationally known for his original contributions in Archaeology. During his 33 years of active career in Archaeological Survey of India, he explored and excavated in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal, North-East India, Madhya Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and other remote areas. ]