''Epigraphia Indica'' was the official publication of
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...
from 1882 to 1977. The first volume was edited by
James Burgess in the year 1882. Between 1892 and 1920 it was published as a quarterly supplement to ''
The Indian Antiquary''.
[ Temple, Richard Carnac. (1922) ]
Fifty years of The Indian Antiquary
'. Mazgaon, Bombay: B. Miller, British India Press, pp. 3-4.
One part is brought out in each quarter year and eight parts make one volume of this periodical; so that one volume is released once in two years. About 43 volumes of this journal have been published so far. They have been edited by the officers who headed the Epigraphy Branch of ASI.
Editors
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J. Burgess: Vol I (1882) & Vol II (1894)
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E. Hultzsch: Vol III (1894–95), Vol IV (1896–97), Vol V (1898–99), Vol VI (1900–01), Vol VII (1902–03), Vol VIII (1905–06), Vol IX (1907–08)
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Sten Konow
Sten Konow.
Sten Konow (17 April 1867 – 29 June 1948) was a Norwegian Indologist. He was professor of Indic philology at the Christiania University, Oslo, from 1910, moving to Hamburg University in 1914, where he was professor for Indian ...
: Vol X (1909–10), Vol XI (1911–12), Vol XII (1913–14), Vol XIII (1915–16)
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F. W. Thomas: Vol XIV (1917–18), Vol XV (1919–20), Vol XVI (1921–22)
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H. Krishna Sastri: Vol XVII (1923–24), Vol XVIII (1925–26), Vol XIX (1927–28)
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Hiranand Shastri: Vol XX (1929–30), Vol XXI (1931–32)
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N. P. Chakravarti: Vol XXII (1933–34), Vol XXIII (1935–36), Vol XXIV (1937–38), Vol XXV (1939–40), Vol XXVI (1941–42)
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N. Lakshminarayan Rao and
B. Ch. Chhabra: Vol XXVII (1947–48)
[http://library.bjp.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1910/18/epigraphia-indica-vol-27.pdf ]
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D. C. Sircar: Vol XXVIII (1949–50) - jointly with B. Ch. Chhabra), Vol XXX (1951–52) - jointly with N. Lakshminarayan Rao, Vol XXXI(1955–56), Vol XXXII(1957–58), Vol XXXIII(1959–60), Vol XXXIV(1960–61), Vol XXXV (1962–63), Vol XXXVI (1964–65)
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G. S. Gai
G. S. Gai (Govind Swamirao Gai) (3 March 1917 – 5 February 1995) was an Indian epigraphist, historical linguist, and historian, known for his expertise in early-medieval Kannada language inscriptions. From 1962 until 1976, Gai was the Chief Ep ...
: Vol XXXVII (1966–67), Vol XXXVIII, Vol XXXIX, Vol XL
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K. V. Ramesh: Vol XLI (1975–76), Vol XLII (1977–78)
Other contributors
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August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke (; 22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar.
Biography
Born in Lübeck, Francke was educated at the Illustrious Gymnasium in Gotha before he s ...
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Aurel Stein
Sir Marc Aurel Stein,
( hu, Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at ...
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V. Venkayya
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Robert Sewell
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D. R. Bhandarkar
Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar ( mr, देवदत्त रामकृष्ण भांडारकर; 19 November 1875 – 13 May 1950) was an Indian archaeologist and epigraphist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India (AS ...
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J. Ph. Vogel
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F. O. Oertel
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N. K. Ojha
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F. E. Pargiter
Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852–18 February 1927) was a British civil servant and Orientalist.
Born in 1852, Pargiter was the second son of Rev. Robert Pargiter. He studied at Taunton Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford where he passed i ...
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F. Kielhorn
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John Faithfull Fleet
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K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
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K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar
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T. A. Gopinatha Rao
T. A. Gopinatha Rao (1872-1919) was an Indian archaeologist and epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) who contributed regularly to the journal '' Epigraphia Indica''. He was appointed first Superintendent of the Travancore Archa ...
Arabic and Persian Supplement
The ASI also published an Arabic and Persian supplement from 1907 to 1977. While the first volume in 1907 was edited by
E. Denison Ross of Calcutta Madrassa and the second and third volumes by
Josef Horovitz, subsequent volumes have been edited by
Ghulam Yazdani (1913–40), Maulvi
M. Ashraf Hussain (1949–53) and
Z. A. Desai (1953–77). Since 1946, the volumes have been edited by an Assistant Superintendent for Arabic and Persian Inscriptions, a special post created by the Government of India for the purpose.
References
External links
Official site of Archaeological Survey of India.First 36 volumes available online at The Digital Library of India
Publications established in 1888
English-language journals
Archaeology journals
Publications of the Archaeological Survey of India
Indology journals
Publications disestablished in 1977
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