Vijayawada: The Srisailam Devasthanam is publishing a book about the recently discovered copper plate charters found in Ghanta Mandapam at the Srisailam temple in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, with the help of the Archaeological Survey of India. Upon the request of the Srisailam temple authorities, the ASI has deciphered all the copper plate charters and will publish a book initially …
The reconstruction of History, particularly that of the Ancient World where sources are few and far, is often likened to detective work. Following the decoding of inscriptions on copper plates earlier this month, noted Sanskrit scholar Dr. Shreenand Bapat, registrar and curator at BORI, said it was now reasonably certain that Shilabhattarika was a Chalukyan princess, possibly the daughter of …
