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The present monograph Introduction to Indian Epigraphy [With special Reference to the Development of Scripts and Languages] is the result of the work primarily done by me during the tenure of fellowship at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, during 1979-80. In this work more emphasis has been laid on the development of the various scripts since there are few works on this topic readily available to the readers. Further, in presenting the epigraphical materials in the following pages, the interests of the common readers as well as of the post-graduate students and research scholars have been kept in view. The present monograph is confined to the discussion on Hindu epigraphy and excludes Muslim epigraphy from its purview.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Dr. D.P. Pattanayak, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, for not only getting me the fellowship in the Institute but also for taking keen and personal interest in the preparation of this monograph till its completion. I am also thankful to the other authorities of the Institute including the Librarian for affording the necessary facilities for my work.

G. S. Gai