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Acknowledgements
I am very much thankful to Archaeological Survey of India for the approval to reproduce Brahmi inscriptions with their translations available in Epigraphia Indica
Vol. I - Inscriptions nos. 1 to 35 with its corresponding plates.
Vol. II - Inscriptions nos. 1 to 39 with its corresponding plates.
Vol. X - New Brahmi Inscriptions of Scythian period, Brahmi Inscriptions with its translation.
I am also thankful to the curators of Mathura and Lucknow museums as well as American Institute of Indian Studies for their kind permission to publish their photographs stated below
I am grateful to authorities of American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon, for providing me the photographs for publishing, figure numbers - 24, 55, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 97, 110, 112, 116, 117.
I am also very much thankful to authority of Lucknow Museum for providing the best photos I wanted to publish in my present work covers the numbersJ.7, J.8, J.13, J.15, J.39, J.57, J.60, J.67, 1.77, J. 100 J.117, J.123, J.143, J.227, J.231, J.248, J.252, J.253, J.255, J.268. J.532, J.623, J.686, J.256, B.26, B.84, G.215, 0.210,
I am grateful to authorities of Mathura Museums for providing the best photographs and permission to publish the photograph numbers- Q.2, 0.72, 34. 2547, 12.259, 12.268, 13.75, 14.369, 14.488, 15.590, 18.1505, 18.1509, 40.2874, 48.3426. 71.8. 20.21.1603. 80.2. B.5. B.6. B.12. B.15. B.22. B.32, B.35, B.61, B.63, B.65, B.69, B.70. B.71. B.77. E.2, J.6. J.57, J.63. J.64.
I am deeply thankful to my Guru, guide and well-wisher Dr. Sagarmal Jain for his guidance in this historical research, without his suggestions it was not possible to complete this lengthy difficult subject. I am thankful to Dr. A. P. Jamkhedkar, Dr. R. C. Sharma - Ex-Director of National Museum Delhi, Dr. Madhusudan Dhanki (President of AIIS, Gurgaon), Ex-Curator of Mathura and Lucknow museums - Dr. Jitendra Kumar and Dr. Tivari. I am very much thankful to Director of Lucknow Museum Dr. Ajaykumar Pande for providing all