Palkigundu

Discovery of Gavimath and Palkigundu Discovery of Gavīmath: In January 1931 the guru of the math communicated his knowledge about this inscription to Mr. N.B. Sastri of Kopbāl, who sent an eye-copy to Mr. G. Yazdani of the ASI, who dispatched Mr. Syed Yusuf, Assistant Director of Archaeology, to take rubbings. (Falk, Harry. (2006) Aśokan Sites and Artifacts: A Source Book of Bibliography. Mainz. Verlag Philipp von Zabern GmbH. pp. 72-73). Discovery of Pālkīguṇḍu: In January 1931, following information received from Mr. N.B. Sastri of Kopbāl, Mr. G. Yazdani sent Mr. Syed Yusuf, Assistant Director of Archaeology, to visit the site (cf. Yazdani 1932: 19). (Falk, Harry. (2006) Aśokan Sites and Artifacts: A Source Book of Bibliography. Mainz. Verlag Philipp von Zabern GmbH. pp. 86-88). A NOTE ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE INSCRIPTIONS AT KOPBAL by G. YAZDANI KOPBAL (150 21' N. and 76° 10' E.) is situated on the left bank of the stream Hire Halla—an important tributary to the river Tungabhadra. Its distance from MaskI is 54 miles (as the crow flies) and from Hampī 21 miles. The town is now the headquarters of the District of this name in the Jagir of Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur in H.E.…