NARASIMHA MURTHY A.V., 1935

            A.V.Narasimha Murthy is a leading scholar in the disciplines of History, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics and Cultural Studies of Karnataka. He served in the University of Mysore for a long time and retired as a professor and Head of the department of Ancient History and Archaeology in 1995. He has been writing informative and analytical articles on the culture of Karnataka extensively even after his retirement. He is currently the chairman of the Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Mysore. ‘Narasimhapriya’ is the title of the felicitation volume presented to him. Some of his important works are as follows:

 

  1. ‘Indian Coin Heritage’ 2004, Mumbai, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  2. ‘Shringeri’, 2005, Abhijnana, Bangalore
  3. ‘Some aspects of early historic archaeology and numismatics in Karnataka’, 1991, Dept. of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Madras, Madras.
  4. ‘Karnataka Shasana Sampattu’, 1973, I.B.H. Prakashana, Bangalore
  5. ‘The Coins of Karnataka’, 1975, Geetha Book House, Mysore.
  6. ‘The Sevunas of Devagiri’, 1971, Rao and Raghavan, Madras.
  7. ‘Bharateeya NaaNyagaLu’, 1971.
  8. ‘Prachina Bharata’, 1972, Geetha Book House, Mysore.
  9. ‘Eradu Hanategalu’, 2006, Talakina Venkannaiah Smaraka Grantha maale, Mysore
  10.  ‘Karnataka’, 2007, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Mysore.
  11.   ‘Kannada Lipiya Ugama mattu Vikasa’, 1968, Mysore University. 
  12.  ‘Excavations at Banavasi’, 1997, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums.
  13. ‘Samskritika Bruhadbharata’, 1971, Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe, Mysore University, Mysore.
  14.   ‘Hemakuta : Recent Researches In Archaeology And Museology’ (2 Volumes) (C.M.R. Kotraiah Felicitation Volume) 2001, Edited By A.V. Narasimha Murthy and others)
  15.  ‘Narsiṁhapriyā’ (prof. A.V.N. Murthy felicitation volume, 2 volumes): essays on Indian Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Art, Architecture, Iconography, and Cultural History, 2000, Edited By Inguva Karthikeya Sarma, D. V. Devaraj and Ram Gopal, Published by Sundeep Prakashan.

Narasimhamurthy is interested in journalism also and published a number of articles in popular news papers and periodicals.

 

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