Pancatantra : Recent Researches in Indian Archaeology (Dr. Channabasappa S. Patil Commemoration Volume) (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Foreword. I. Pre and Proto-history: 1. A rare find of engravings on a Neolithic tool from Hasoodi/A. Sundara. 2. Exploration at Timmalapur, district Bellary, Karnataka/Dillip Kumar Khamari. 3. Ethno history, primitive tribes and prehistoric primitives in Tamil Nadu/N. Devasahayam. 4. Story of Harappan discovery/Madhuri Sharma. 5. Harappan minor arts and crafts/Deo Prakash Sharma. 6. Proto historic copper/bronze anthropomorphs: fresh observations/Krishna Kumar. 7. Russet-coated painted pottery and its distribution in India/J.S. Nigam. II. Art and Architecture: 8. Early fort architecture in Banavasi and Sannati: a study/S.K. Joshi. 9. Bhuvanagiri (Kavaledurga) a medieval fort/S.G. Samak. 10. Chandrashekhara temple at Hampi/Balasubramanya. 11. Extinct Durga temple at Manne/H.S. Gopala Rao. 12. Some ancient brick temples of Orissa region/Rajani Mishra. 13. Bijamandal temple, Khajuraho/J. Manuel. 14. Siddhesvara Mahadeva temple, Nemawar/B.L. Nagarch. 15. Somesvara temple at Appikonda--a study/S. Nageswara Rao. 16. Jatangi Rameshwara Temple Chitradurga dist. Karnataka/S.Y. Somashekhar. 17. Art and architecture of North Kanara Region/S. Ganapathi Gowda. 18. A glimpse at the art and architecture of the Ahoms in N-E India/Milan Kumar Chouley. III. Sculpture and Painting: 19. Iconography of Buddhist Sho Kannon in Japanese art/A.K. Bhattacharyya. 20. Buddhist link between Tamilnadu and the Himalayan region/R. Kannan. 21. A forgotten sacred spot of Buddhism: Potiyil Mountain in Tamilnadu/Sahu Hikosaka. 22. Iconography of the Tantric Goddess Chinnamasta and human sacrifices/M. Krishna Kumari. 23. An unique Vijayadurga image from Amaravati/D. Kanna Babu. 24. Jaina sculptures from excavations at Bir Chhabili Tila, Fatehpur Sikri/Arakhita Pradhan and D.V. Sharma. 25. Two unique Jaina sculptures from Hampi area/H.T. Talwar. 26. Jaina bronzes from Raichur district in the state museum, Hyderabad/V. Saguna Sarma. 27. Jain Yakshi images from Baraso dist. Bhind (M.P.)--an analytical study/S.K. Dwibvedi and Navneet K. Jain. 28. Unique sculpture of Virupaksha from Hampi/C.H.M. Kotraiah. 29. Rare Bhagavata sculptural series in the Rama temple at Penugonda/Anila Verghese. 30. Ramayana in Vijayanagara art/Kiran Kranth Choudhary. 31. Interesting Dwarapala image from Chitradurga district/Shankar S. Athani. 32. Portrait sculpture of Saiva/Virasaiva saints at Bukkasagara (Hampi)/C.T.M. Mahabaleswaraiah. 33. Portrait and inscriptions of Virupaksha Pandita of Hampi/T.M. Manjunathaiah. 34. Bronzes of Pillak, Tripura/G.C. Chauley. 35. The art of metal visages in Kullu distt. Himachal Pradesh/M.S. Chauhan. 36. A noteworthy painting at Aihole/Sheelakant Pattar. 37. Vijayanagar paintings in the Mukhamantapa of Virupaksha temple at Hampi/K.M. Suresh.

Vol. II: IV. Epigraphy and Numismatics: 38. Archaeological sources for the reconstruction of the Maurya dynasty with special reference to the Asokan edicts/Shankar Goyal. 39. Early scripts of the Deccan/Madhav N. Katti. 40. Sittannavasal Tamil Brahi Inscription--reexamination/M.D. Sampath. 41. Vedaranyam under Parantaka Chola/S. Swaminathan. 42. Chatrayi inscription of Eastern Chalukya Vishnuvardhana Maharaja, year 3/C.A. Padmanabha Sastry. 43. An unpublished Hoysala inscription from Kunduru/N. Havalaih. 44. Two more new Hoysala inscriptions from Karesante/A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 45. A new stone-inscription of Veera Kamparaya son of Bukka I, found in Chitradurga Fort: a note/Laxman Telagavi. 46. A cup with Tibetan inscription from the medieval Fort Town Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh/P. Krishna Mohan Reddy and K. Syamalamma. 47. Observations on Gokarna stone inscription dated 1554 A.D./K.G. Vasanthamadhava. 48. Note on discovery of silver coin hoard from Shakra Tila, Garh Mukteshwar, U.P./D. Dayalan, S.K. Sharma, Atul Bhargava and Arakhita Pradhan. 49. A gold Venetian Ducat of Alois Mocenico (1763-1779 A.D.)/R. Gopal. V. Archaeology, History and Museology: 50. Buddhism in Lakshadweep islands/K.V. Rao. 51. Discovery of Lanka/J.P. Mittal. 52. Tradition of Shaiva religion in M.P./Om Prakash Misra and Anuj Khare. 53. Mahamandalesvara Butuga: a profile/Nagarajaiah and Hampa. 54. Edenadu--an administrative division/C.S. Vasudevan. 55. Evolution of temple administration during the early Cola period (850-950 A.D.). 56. Misconceptions about Vijayanagara achievements/G.S. Dikshit. 57. Festivals in Vijayanagara/I.K. Pattar and Jagadeesh G. Kivudanavar. 58. Mallikarjuna worship at Hampi/C.T.M. Kotraiah. 59. Ambali--a cultural study/K. Ravindranatta. 60. Archaeological investigations in Farrukhabad district, in the upper Ganga Plain of U.P./D.P. Tewari and Sandeep Chaudhari. 61. Chitradurga in early 1800: archaeological interpretations of colonial drawings/Barry Lewis. 62. A huge cannon at Rajagiri Hill, Gingee/T. Hanumanthappa. 63. New discoveries within Rajagiri Fort at Gingee/K.T. Narasimhan. 64. Excavation at Gingee Fort, Gingee/T. Hanumanthappa. 65. Sculptural study for the Hoysala costumes/T. Dayananda Patel and Jyothi Mary. 66. Acoustics of temples in Hoysala Navaranga/H. Sreenivasa Rao. 67. A note on Sabara rulers/Pankaja Sampath and M.D. Sampath. 68. Place names from the manuscript colophones: a study/F.T. Hallikeri. 69. Philosopher\'s tone: myths and reality/J. Manuel. 70. Recently identified objects in the Salar Jung Museum/Balagouni Krishna Goud. 71. Challenges of computerized documentation for museums/Aloka Parasher-Sen. VI. Miscellany: 72. Dr. C.S. Patil a compliment/T. Hanumanthappa. 73. \'Billas\' in the medieval Karnataka (Ethno historic aspects as reflected in the inscriptions)/Rajaram Hegde. 74. Rajgond tribe of Karnataka/K.M. Metry and Daxayani K. Metry. 75. Gender issue and oral tradition/P. Chenna Reddy. 76. Socio-cultural impact of tourism in Ajanta/Dulari R. Qureshi. 77. Native industries during Qutb Shahis/G. Dayakar and P. Chenna Reddy. 78. Savalagi Shivalingeswara: mystic saint remembered/Hebbale K. Nagesh. 79. Sirpur: the discovery of a temple unparalleled/A.K. Sharma. 80. New evidence of earliest farming in India/B.R. Mani. 81. Harappan bronzes/Anisha Saxena and Ekta Verma.