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xvi The Häthigumpha Inscription and the Bhabru Edict of ancient Indian culture because of the various readings of both the records which have been given by the author together with a comparative palaeographical chart and an exhaustive bibliography.
Dr. M.K. DHAVALIKAR
Deccan College, Pune (Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental
Research Institute, LIII)
An account of the socio-political conditions in Khāravela's time, describing fairs and festivals, polygamy, four-fold army, navy and political alliances or confederacies has been carefully incorporated. Two maps showing (1) the extent of Khāravela's empire and his wide military expeditions and (2) Asoka Maurya's empire, and a bibliography have added no doubt to the value of the book.
Dr. B.K. MAJUMDAR Calcutta University
(Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, IX, 4)
Patient and diligent decipherment and intelligent interpretation of a controversial record, may reveal the past in newer and newer perspectives. Dr. Shashi Kant's book under review is an example thereof. His present study of the epigraph helps understanding this very difficult historical document better than before. A fresh meaning and interpretation of the Bhabru edict, based on relevant Buddhist traditions, is also thought provoking.
DR. DEVENDRA HANDA Punjab University, Chandigarh (Vishveshvaranand Indological
Journal, X)
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