Bengaluru’s inscriptions: Cast in stone, but lost in time
The HinduThe relentless march of urbanisation in Bengaluru, over the last century, has cannibalised many markers of its history. The project was launched in January 2021 to digitise the inscriptions in Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural and Ramanagara districts covering an area of around 8,000 square kilometres where about 1,500 inscriptions have been recorded in Epigraphia Carnatica Volume 9, Mysore Archaeological Reports and other journals. inscriptions in Peenya, four inscriptions dating back to 15th century C.E. For example, during the renovation of Someshwara temple at Kacharakanahalli, modern construction materials were used to replace the stones that had inscriptions dating back to 12th century C.E. Similarly, in the ongoing renovation work in Someshwara temple at Chikkagubbi, old stones containing 13th century C.E.
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