CONTENTS

India and Oxford: A Tribute to Monier - Williams - S. Ramaswamy 361

Some Aspects of Social Life in the Vijayanagara Empire - K. Sarajini Devi 377

Gemmological Studies in Ancient India - S.R.N. Murthy 393

Settlement of a Land Dispute During the time of Devaraya I - N.S. Rangaraju 398

Middle Palaeolithic Culture in Andhra - D.B. Murthy 403

Basic Education in Mysore - B. Leela 416

Folkrore and Myths About Some Indian Grasses - B.C. Pal 424

Shivaji-Mallammaji Samarotsava - K.N. Chitnis 432

Significance of the Titles of Kakati Ganapatideva and His Subordinates - P. Sri Kanaka Durga 447

Two Samskrit Inscriptions from Bantval - Y. Umanatha Shenoy 457

Note on Ponduvu Grant of Amma - M.D. Sampathi 461

Book Reviews 466

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