Indian Antiquary Vol 59

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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BOOK-NOTICES
BOOK-NOTICES. Book ALLRY OF MUHAMMAD THE PROPHWT, by A. Alampur, in that they display the influence of toon , C.B.E. 8x51 in., pp. 23. London, 1929. diverse architectural styles, besides their wealth
This is a reprint of a speech delivered in London of graceful carving. It is gratifying to learn that at the festival of 'Idi azhá, and conveys a brief but the revised scheme for the establishment of a appreciative presentment of the author's impres- museum at Hyderabad has been sanctioned; that sions of Muhammad's personality in its spiritual and steady progress is being made with the preparation moral aspects. As the occasion called for brevity, of the Album of Ajanta frescoes; and that an the address was confined to the salient attributes of artist has been appointed to copy the froscoea at the Prophet's character--his purity of heart and his Ellora. The plates in this volume have been staunchpes of purpose, unshaken by difficulties or most excellently reproduced ; but we notice that the opposition or even fierce persecution. Mr. Yusuf numbers assigned to the Alampur temples on the Ali concludes with an appropriate and eloquent plates are not quoted in the description in the text. epiloguio, to the effect that if his co-religionista
C.E.A.W.O. understand aright and observe the teaching of their
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MYSORE ARCHEOLOGICAL Prophet, "then we [Muhammadans) shall not act
DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1928. Pp. +121 + vainly or arrogantly in this world, but we shall res.
44+12, with 15 plates. Bangalore, 1929. pect all other people as he respected all those with
The most important discovery recorded in this whom he came into contact, and thus realise the
report is that of two very beautiful Hoysala temples meenage which is the corner-stone of his ministry
situated near Nadkalsi in the Sagar taluk, which the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man."
appear from inscriptions on three pillars to date C. E. A. W. O.
from the early part of the thirteenth century. From THE INSCRIPTIONS OF NAGAr. Hyderabad Archaeo
the views given on Plate VI and the line carvings logical Series, No. 8. Pp. vi+ 60, with 8 plates.
on Plate IX it will be noticed that these temples Calcutta, 1928.
present certain architectural and sculptural features ANNUAL REPORT OY THE ARCHEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
worthy of more detailed illustration and com Or H. E.H. THE NIZAM'S DOMINIONS FOR THE YEAR mentary. They are reported to be in a very good 1926-27. Pp. x+37, with 13 plates. Caloutta, 1929.
stato of preservation, which is possibly due to The monograph on the Nagai Inscriptions has !
their secluded situation. Excavation work has been written by Mr. C. R. Krishnamacharlu,
now commenced at the ancient Chandravalli site Assistant Superintendent of Epigraphy, Southern
near Chitaldrug, and though details are not yet Circle, Madras, and contains a full description of
available, the finding of coins belonging to the four inscriptions found at Nagai (Nagavapl) in
Båtaváhana, Duţu and Chutu dynasties give the Gulbarga district, not far from the well known
camest, we hope, of important discoveries to be made site of Malkhed (the ancient Minyakhota), relating ! later. Perhaps the most interesting portions of to an educational institution founded and main
this report are the notes recorded in Part II by tained under royal patronage. The establishment
Dr. Shama Shastry on The Kannada Language would seen from the contenta to have been of a
under the Mauryas and Satavdhanas and The Sringeri residential type, with provision made not only Math and its Gurus. for boarding, but also for the clothing of its mem. Several of the plates have been badly printed. bers, and the equipment and supervision of a
C.E. A. W.O. library. The inscriptions, which belong to the A STUDY IN THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OY ANORENT eleventh and twelfth centuries, are mostly in s INDLA, by DR. PRAN NATH, D.Sc., Ph.D.; pp. viii + fair state of preservation and are of deep interest for 172 ; Royal Asiatic Society Monographs, vol. XX; the history of such institutions in medieval times. London, 1929.
In the annual report Mr. Yazdani records very This is a thesis approved for the degree of D.Sc. interesting details of several old temples at Pillal. in Economics) at the University of London, and, marf and Nagulpad, both of which places Are unlike most three prepared for a similar purpose, situated in the Nalgonda distriot in the valley of it is not a more compilation from previous works the Moi river, northern tributary of the Kistna, and records, but shows throughout abundant and at Alampur in the Raichur district, on the ovidence of wide, original research and power of left bank of the Tungabhadri, about seven miles reasoning on independent lines. By "Ancient India," from Karnal. The stone carving and the fluting it should be noted, is meant India of the period of the pillars in the Somebars and Ramesvars in which the Artha-istra of Kautilya was compiled, temples at Pillalmart, which date from the twelfth which Dr. Pran Nath is inclined to place "at an early century, aro remarkably fine examples of medieval dato, perhaps not later than the times of the early workmanship. Temple No. 1 at Nagelpad, dating Gupta sovereigns." Having regard to the vast from the thirteenth century, also ethihita
Boope of the subject, the author has necerrily anos of soulptural design and detail rarely excelled. limited his survey to certain definito aspects, which A special nterest attaches to the temples at he olaiflee under the headings of Territorial