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 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.

The story of the Epigraphia Indica has been already told, and it will suffice here to say that the editors have been for Volumes III-VIII (1894-5—1906-7) Dr. E. Hultzsch; for Volume IX (1907-8) Dr. E. Hultzsch and Dr. Sten Konow. Volumes X-XI (1909-10—1912-13) Dr. Sten Konow and Rai Bahadur V. Venkayya. Volume XII (1913-14) Dr. Sten Konow. Volumes XIII-XV (1914-15—1920) Dr. F. W. Thomas.

The outstanding contributors to this all-important historical publication of editions of Indian Inscriptions in many languages from the originals themselves have been Dr. E. Hultzsch (138), Professor F. Kielhorn (105), Dr. J. F. Fleet (44), Dr. L. D. Barnett (27), Dr. Luders (25), Rai Bahadur Hira Lai (24), Professor Sten Konow (20), Rai Bahadur V. Venkayya (16), Rao Sahib K. H. Sastri (15), Mr. B. D. Banerjee (13), Mr. T. Gopinatha Rao (12), Professor D. R. Bhandarkar (11), Mr. F. E. Pargiter (10), and Mr. R. Sewell (5 chronological articles).

Other contributors, and it must be remembered that no one but an accomplished scholar can deal with Indian Epigraphy, have been The Rev. J. E. Abbott (2), Messrs. K. V. Subrahmaniya Aiyar (4), V. Natesa Aiyar (1), Narayanasvami Aiyar (1), Prof. Venkatesvara Aiyar (7), Mr. R. Basak (4), Professor H. M. Bhadkamkar (1), Messieurs P. R. Bhandarkar (1), Padmantha Bhattacharya (1), C. Otto Blagden (1), Dr. T. Bloch (3), Professor G. Biihler (6), Dr. W. Cartallieri (1), Messieurs Ramaprasad Chandra (1), R. T. Charan (1), K. N. Dikshit (2), Dr. A. H. Francke (3), Messieurs M. B. Garde (1), Y. R. Gupte (3), Pandit Hirananda (3), Professor H. Jacobi (3), Dr. F. Kittel (1), Professor B. C. Mazumdar (5), Mr. R. C. Mazumdar (2), Father V. Melchisedek (1), Mr. G. H. Ojha (1), Messieurs J. R. Pantulu (6), K. R. Pantulu (1), K. B. Pathak (6), Diwan Bahadur L. D. Swamikannu Pillai (1), Professor R. Pischel (1), Messieurs T. Raghaviah (1), G. V. Ramamurti (3), Pandit Ram Kama (5), Mr. Lewis Rice (2), Pandit D. R. Sahni (4), Pandit H. Sastri (2), Messieurs T. P. Krishnaswami Sastri (3), K. Rama Sastri (1), Kuppusvami Sastri (1), Dr. T. von Schtscherbatskoi (1), Monsieur E. Senart (2), Messieurs V. S. Sukthankar (4), Taw Sein Ko (1), Dr. F. W. Thomas (1), Maung Tun Nyein, Messieurs (1), Arthur Venis (1), G. R. Venkoba (3), V. V. Vidyavinoda (1), S. V. Viswanatha (5), Dr. J. Vogel (1), Dr. E. W. West (1).