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South Indian Inscriptions is an epigraphical series that has been published by the Archaeological Survey of India in 34 volumes from 1890 through the present. The texts are supplemented with summaries and an overview of the texts, both in English [1] The series was originally edited by archaeologist E. Dinesh, then V. Venkayya and Rai Bahadur.
The publications are mainly in PDF or QuickTime format. [2] Because of copyright laws, the texts are all out of copyright and therefore not sources for current information, but rather useful for history and background. As of 2016, DLI had scanned 550,603 titles. Representative titles include: Ancient India, McCrindle J. W.. 1885.
Name Description Alternate Names Date Vedas: Sacred hymns on 5 supreme gods led by Surya, which are a large body of texts originating in ancient India.Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
The Telugu portion is the oldest Telugu Kanda Padya. They are one of the important historical evidences, submitted to the Centre, for securing classic language status to Telugu. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The inscription also mentions the construction of Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi by Jinavallabha. [ 10 ]
The Telugu Chodas or Telugu Cholas were rulers who ruled parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and southern Odissa [2] as samantas (vassals) of the Pallavas, and later as vassals of the Imperial Cholas. [3] [4] There are many branches like Renati Chodas, Pottapi Chodas, Konidena Chodas, Nannuru Chodas, Nellore Chodas and Kunduru Chodas.
Many of the inscriptions are couched in extravagant language, but when the information gained from inscriptions can be corroborated with information from other sources such as still existing monuments or ruins, inscriptions provide insight into India's dynastic history that otherwise lacks contemporary historical records. [5]
India in 250BC. Ancient Indian scripts have been used in the history of the Indian subcontinent as writing systems. The Indian subcontinent consists of various separate linguistic communities, each of which share a common language and culture. The people of the ancient India wrote in many scripts which largely have common roots. [1]
In the Telugu portion, which is a stsamalika, it is stated that while Vira Venkata Raya was ruling the empire from Chandragiri-sima, Anata Raju constructed the tank, Ananta Raju-cheruvu at Siddhavatam which his father had acquired at the point of his sword after defeating Konda Raju Tirupati Raju in battle and built a wall around the town so ...