Recent Researches in Archaeology, History and Culture (Festschrift to Prof. K.V. Raman), Vols. I and II

Contents: Vol. I: Foreword. I. Archaeology and Literature: 1. Palaeoart of the lower Palaeolithic/Robert G. Bednarik. 2. Radiological methodology in the study of a human fossil with in the ferricrete/P. Rajendran. 3. Life of Orissa in ancient times/Bishnu Prasada Panda. 4. The Neolithic artifacts from the Khudar Valley, Madhya Pradesh/Krishna Kumar. 5. Dissent and protest in Tamil tradition during the first and early half of the second Millennium CE/P. Chandrasekaran. 6. Typological survey of the dolmens of Palani Hills, Tamilnadu/R.N. Kumaran and M. Saranyakumaran. 7. Megalithic phase in Andhra Pradesh retrospect/P. Krishnamohan Reddy. 8. Medieval and early historic settlements of Porbandar District/Atusha Bharucha Irani. 9. Necessity of Garhasthya and duties involved therein: Vedic period/Pranathi Ghosal. 10. Megaliths: mathematics and astronomy/K.V. Ramakrishna Rao. 11. Archaeology of the early historic period of Northern India/C. Margabandhu. 12. Discarded dynasties in ancient Indian history (Gleanings from Sri Bhavishya Maha Purana)/K. Siva Rama Krishna Rao. 13. Personality of Vizhinjam, Kerala: perspectives from archaeology and history/Rajesh S.V. and Ajitkumar. 14. A unique Terracotta Bosindicus (Bull) artifact from Andipatti excavation/S. Vasanthi. 15. Unravelling Dholavira\'s geometry/Michel Danino. 16. Andhra culture -- an obscure phase in the early historical archaeology of Andhra Pradesh/S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty. 17. Archaeological remains in Edakkal Region of Kerala - a preliminary report/V. Selva Kumar, Shibu, Abu Joseph and Aji. 18. Medical tips from Athervaveda and Ayurveda in relation to the Siddhas/V. Balambal. 19. Cultural formation in Ganga Valley/Sushant Kumar. 20. Decline of the mature Harappans due to failure of Monsoon: a historical Analogy of Anavrishti as a model/M.D.N. Sahi. II. Art and Architecture: 21. Iconography - Kerala traits and Matrixes/T. Satyamurthy. 22. Nandisanugraha Murti of Siva sculptures from Malapanagudi/K.M. Suresh. 23. Vamana -- Trivikrama sculptures of Kerala/Preeta Nayar. 24. Culmination of Chola Architecture/K.T. Narasimhan. 25. A sculptural study of the Hoysala costume/T. Dayananda Patel and Laxmansing R. Rathod. 26. Gopinatha Temple at Kakudia: a study on art and architecture/Ratnakar Mahapatra. 27. Superb image of Yajna Varaha in Khajuraho/Haripriya Rangarajan. 28. A newly discovered Jain Sarvatobhadrika image from Tumain, Distt-- Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh/Navneet Kumar Jain. 29. Vishnu temples in Nannilam Taluk with special reference to Kirupa Samudra Perumal Temple, Sirupuliyur/Rukmani Vathanam. 30. Aykkudi Temples at Vizhinjam an account of vanishing heritage/S.V. Rajesh and Smita S. Kumar. 31. Tantric Cult with Art of Kanchipuram/B. Sasisekaran. 32. Esthetic approach to Nayakkar Art/Nirmal Selvamany. 33. Royal temples and Bhakti Temples/Geeta Vasudevan. 34. Unravelling the mysterious diagram in the form of Chakras (sacred circles) Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur/R. Kannan and R. Balasubramanian.

Vol. II: III. Epigraphy and Numismatics: 35. A note on some fifth century CE Roman gold coins from Southern Tamilnadu/R. Krishnamurthy. 36. Arabic and Persian inscriptions from Haryana and Punjab/S.S. Hussain. 37. Jagaddeva Paramara-Folk-Lore and epigraphs/Brahmanand Deshpande. 38. Branding on human in Medieval Tamil society/S. Chandini Bi. 39. Pujas and festivals in Navatiruppattigal/Lakshmi Narayanan. 40. A Sanskrit poet of the Pallava period (As Gleaned from Inscriptions)/Charu Madhavan. 41. The glory of the Tenkasi Pandyas -- a brief survey/T.S. Mira Devi. 42. Relations of Gujarat sultanate with the Bahmanids of the Deccan (1407-1536)/Shama Mahmood. 43. Epochal reckoning of Eastern Gangas of Kalinga/P.K. Naik.44. Inscription of Brahadamba Temple - Devikapuram/R. Segar. 45. The history and coinage of Lakhana Dandanayaka/M. Girijapathy. 46. Marker stone and two lime concrete pieces of Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini/Swoyambhu D. Tuladhar. 47. A survey of Menhirs in Kerala/C. Kumaran. 48. Identification of Gajapati Ganapati/C. Somasundara Rao. 49. Writing history: a study of military eulogies of the Chalukyan families/Aruna Pariti. 50. Feudal setup of medieval Deccan and the temple dancing girls/Rekha Pande. 51. The Kaikeyas of Coastal Uttara Kannada Region/Ganapati Gowda. 52. Akbar\'s Dasa (one tenth of a rupee)/Devendra Handa. 53. The Kalabhras -- an overview/S. Saroja and M.D. Sampath. 54. The art of ancient writing/M.D. Sampath. 55. Vedic sacrifices performed by the Pallava Kings/Chithra Madhavan. 56. Management of irrigation tanks during Vijayanagara Period/C.S. Vasudevan. 57. The Telugu folklore in the history of Andhra Pradesh/P. Sumabala. 58. Interface between India and South-East Asia/Amar Nath Khanna. 59. Ayodhya in inscriptions/R. Jayasri. 60. Reflections on Indian cultural motifs in Vietnam/P. Shanmugam. 61. Disintegration of matrilineal and its impact on Kerala society/T.P. Sankara Kutty Nair. 62. Some aspects of the coins of medieval Karnataka/A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 63. A study of urbanization in early Medieval North India on the basic of Epigraphic sources 600-1200 CE/Santosh Kumar Singh. IV. Religion and philosophy: 64. Imprints of Buddhism in Karnataka/Hampa Nagarjaiah. 65. The diplomatic approach of Buddha in propagation of Buddhism/Dillip Kumar Khamari. 66. The impact of Sri Chaithanya\'s cult on the society of Orissa: an introspection/R.C. Miscro and R.P. Tripathy. 67. Role of early Jain proselytizers in the integration of the nation: some observations/J. Manuel. 68. Sacred geography of Majjhimodesa in early Buddhism: microscopic appraisal/Anand Singh. 69. Terracotta art: breaking the myth/Suniti Pandey. 70. An eminent image of Sun God from Purvanchal region/Shashi Bala Srivatsava. 71. Varadaraja Temples at Tekal and Kanchi/Vanamala Pardhasarathy. 72. The interface between India and Suvarnabhoomi/Amar Nath Khanna. 73. Some essential materials for construction works in ancient India/Nandita Bhattacharjee Goswami. 74. Women of India -- a bird\'s eye view/D. Ranganathan. 75. Social response to a venereal disease in medieval Andhradesa/P. Hymavathi. 76. Folklore of Nilgiri Tribes as a source of history/G. Balaji. 77. History of oil seeds in India: a study/A.K. Singh. 78. Harappan elements in Tamil culture-an over view/D. Dayalan. 79. Indian art and nature/V. Meenakumari and P. Chenna Reddy. 80. Ancient Dhanvantari shrines of Tamil Nadu/T. Padmaja and Chithra Madhavan.