Mahasenasiri Riches of Indian Archaeological and Cultural Studies : A Felicitation Volume in Honour of Dr. I.K. Sarma

Contents: Vol. I: Foreword. Biographical Sketches of I.K. Sharma: 1. Dr. I.K. Sarma - an eminent archaeologist and dear colleague/Jagat Pati Joshi. 2. Dr. I.K. Sarma: a biographical sketch and his literary achievements/C.B. Patil. I. Archaeology: 1. A global perspective of Indian Palaeoart/Robert G. Bednarik. 2. Field techniques in archaeological survey of India/Jagat Pati Joshi. 3. Stone age cultures and Indian tradition/A. Sundara. 4. Ochre coloured pottery: further investigations into its earliest chrono-cultural horizon/M.D.N. Sahi. 5. Pattern of settlements of the people using OCP in district Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh/R.P. Sharma. 6. The paucity of horse as a function of Humid Harappan environment/J. Manuel. 7. Survival of the Harappan Terracotta bull-headed toy-carts at Fatehpur in the Lower Ganga-Yamuna Doab: an ethno-archaeological study/Krishna Kumar. 8. Archaeology of Punjab: some observations/Brajesh Krishna. 9. Maritime history of Andhra Pradesh and prospects for marine archaeological research/Sila Tripati. 10. Onshore and near shore explorations along the Southern Tamilnadu Coast: with a view to locating ancient ports and submerged sites/A.S. Gaur and Sundaresh. 11. Excavation of a historic shipwreck/Alok Tripathi. 12. Growth and development of towns in medieval times - an archaeological study of the settlements in district Alwar, Rajasthan/C. Margabandhu. 13. Distribution pattern of the Brahmanical settlements in Andhradesa circa A.D. 400-1000/Shantisri Banerji. 14. Technique of manufacturing terracotta figurines in ancient India/Niharika Srivastava. 15. Terracotta plaques from a cruciform Buddhist remains at Pillak--South Tripura/G.C. Chauley. 16. Ceramic traditions in early Andhradesa - an appraisal/S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty. 17. Some mother Goddess cult figurines from an Urn Burial excavation at Malampuzha, district Palaghat, Kerala/Ajit Kumar. 18. Metallurgical studies of ancient metallic artefacts/B. Sasisekharan and B. Raghunatha Rao. 19. Small scale excavations at Jujjuru, dist. Krishna - a case study/R. Krishnaiah. 20. Lodorva - a recent archaeological finding/Nayan Anand Chakraborty, D.N. Dimri and Sangeeta Chakraborty. 21. A study of bead industry in Tamil Nadu (based on selective sites)/P.D. Balaji. 22. The buried treasures of human ingenuity - a lay man's appraisal/K. Seshadri. 23. Wooden coffins of West Asia and their survival in proto-historic India with special reference to Andhra Pradesh/B. Subrahmanyam. 24. A multidisciplinary medical scientist par excellence of ancient India/Swarna Kamal Bhowmik. 25. A note on history of Anesthesia/K. Padmanabha. 26. Historiography of archaeology of the Coastal Karnataka/C.B. Patil. II. Art and Architecture: 27. A comparative study of the votive stupas at Langudi, Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri/Milan Kumar Chauley. 28. Transmutation of Buddhist ideologies in architectural members of Nagarjunakonda/K. Rama. 29. Buddhist vestiges in Lakshadweep/K.V. Rao. 30. Buddhist heritage in the National Museum Collection to be seen through two objects/Sanjib Kumar Singh. 31. Decorative arts in the collections of museums of Andhra Pradesh/V. Meena Kumari. 32. Paintings from the Jaina Caves of Ellora/Viraj Shah.

Vol. II: 33. Cult image of Jaina Ganesa from Lodrava, Rajasthan/R.C. Agrawala. 34. Rare sculptural motifs in the Tirumalapati 'Ter'/Raju Kalidos. 35. Architectural terms in the epigraphs of the Panchalingesvara Temple at Huli/Shrinivas V. Padigar. 36. Kumahariya temple: a transitional phase of architecture/Onkar Chauhan. 37. Unique combined sculpture of Radha Krishna from Andhra/G. Jawaharlal. 38. Iconography of Dhumravarahi/Haripriya Rangarajan. 39. Ardhanarisvara Murti from Tri-Kuta Siva temple from Timmalapura/K.M. Suresh. 40. Kimastimalam Kim Kousthabhamva!? (a study on the Harihara images in the temples of the Kalinga Andhra region)/K. Suryanarayana. 41. Constructional modes and consecrational rites of a Rashtrakuta Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka/S.V. Venkateshaiah, J. Varaprasada Rao and M.V. Visweswara. 42. Iconography of the Srikurmam Temple/M.S. Ramachandra Rao. 43. Malleswaram Group of Temples--a study/J. Amarjyothi. 44. Maya Devi Temple, yesterday and today/Swoyambhu Dhar Tuladhar. 45. The Architecture of Kerala Christians: social and cultural implications/A. Rose Mary. 46. Agah Khan: police officer of the River Jamuna and the Taj Mahal (c. 1634-56 A.D.)/R. Nath. 47. The enigmatic monastery of Kumaradevi at Sarnath: a new identification/B.R. Mani. III. Epigraphy and Numismatics: 48. A new Tamil Cave Brahmi Inscription from Arittappatti/M.D. Sampath. 49. Recent developments in Karnataka epigraphy/A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 50. Memorial stones (Paliyas): a unique source material for the cultural history of Gujarat/Bharati Shelat. 51. Genuineness of the two Polamuru Grants/P.V. Parabhrama Sastri. 52. Tundi Copper Plate Grant of Vishnukundi Vikramendravarma - wrong identification of Grant village/G. Kamalakar. 53. The Mandasor inscription of silk-weavers: spotlight on its multidimensionality/Sukla Das. 54. Inscription from Dudhpani: a problem of interpretation of Sanskrit "political" terminology/D.N. Lielukhine. 55. Western Kshastrapa's contribution to our cultural heritage through Sanskrit epigraphs and works/Rasesh Jamindar. 56. Chenderu grant of Eastern Chalukya Jayasimha II, year 3/C.A. Padhmanabha Sastry. 57. Two Korapole Inscriptions of Ahavamalla Deva and Trailokyamalladeva/N.S. Ramachandra Murthy. 58. Poets of the Pandyan period (epigraphical - gleanings)/K.V. Raman and Chithra Madhavan. 59. Was Yadava Ramachandra an usurper?/Brhamanand Deshpande. 60. Early Hoysala rulers and a new epigraph from Hale Uppalli/H.M. Nagaraja Rao. 61. An unpublished inscription of Krishnadevaraya/N. Havalaiah. 62. Acquisition of landed property and the principles of governing land alienation in 17 century, Mysore -- a study of the Allapanahalli copper plate grant of Doddadevaraja Wodeyar/A. Satyanarayana. 63. Sources of ancient Indian coins/D. Raja Reddy. 64. Unique punch mark coin of Venad (Vel-nad)/Beena Sarasan. 65. Asvamedha: the Yajna and the coins/Prashant P. Kulkarni. 66. Two more silver portrait coins of Yajna Satakarni/S.G. Dhopate. 67. Political ideology of the early imperial Guptas as reflected on their coins/Shankar Goyal. 68. Some observations on the reading and interpretation of the legends of the Yaudheya Coins of Class 3/Devendra Handa. 69. Numismatic art: a survey with special reference to South India/S. Suresh. 70. Study of 78 copper coins with Perso-Arabic legends, excavated at Adam, district Nagpur/M. Ilyas Quddusi. 71. Recent discovery of coins at Metropolis Vijayanagara/S.V.P. Halakatti and C.B. Patil. 72. The forgotten history of Vijayawada/M. Krishna Kumari. IV. Religion and Philosophy: 73. Iconographic concepts in Devi-Mahatmya/M.C. Joshi. 74. The Jaina spectrum in Andhra/Hampa Nagarajaiah. 75. Prakrita and Karnataka: brief resume/Kamal Hampana. 76. The controversies concerning Anatta/M.V. Ramkumar Ratnam. 77. Jains' role in spreading literacy in India/B. Vidyadhara Rao. 78. Benefactresses of Buddhism in early Andhradesa/E. Sivanagi Reddy. 79. Role of treatises in the cultural evolution - dance, music and musical instruments - during the Nayaka period/K. Kusuma Bai Reddy and P. Chenna Reddy. 80. Goddess Viraja - fusion of two cults/S. Jena. 81. Jageshwar: in mythology and history/C.M. Agrawal. 82. Samartha Ramdasa and his age (birth - 1608 A.D., death - 1682 A.D.)/Shitala Prasad Pandey.

"The present volumes provide a panoramic view of Indian Historical Studies covering Archaeology, Art and Architecture, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Iconography, religion and philosophy, social and economic history.

The papers in the two volumes add significant insights to our understanding of the various facets of Indian history, culture and archaeology." (jacket)