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Faculty of Social Sciences<\/strong><\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][stm_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”53″ width=”100%” el_class=”about-menu”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][stm_title title_tag=”h5″ title_color=”custom” page_title_enable=”true” subtitle_enable=”true” title_color_custom=”#000000″ title_margin_b=”10px”][\/stm_title][stm_title title_tag=”h6″ title_color=”custom” title_font_weight=”400″ title_color_custom=”#000000″ title_font_size=”15px” title_line_height=”25px” title_margin_b=”10px”]The focus of the department is to take up systematic study of Kannada Lliterature in the sense of creative writing and also in the sense of all texts in Kannada both oral and written. The texts (both written and oral) are placed in the larger matrix of culture to research on various issues related to history, society, polity. The literary texts are read and interpreted in the light of recent theories so as to re-read them from the context of the present. The Department has so far organized several seminars and come out with publications on Cultural interface of old texts from the point of view of present context of globalization, nativism and other issues.[\/stm_title][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551353409867{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_id=”welcome-about”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”3612″ img_size=”1000X400″ css=”.vc_custom_1551966074502{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_tta_tour color=”sky” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Introduction” tab_id=”1551782250578-541d3853-3a5d”][vc_column_text el_class=”language-list”]<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h6>\n

With the establishment of the department in the year 1995, the department has taken up the responsibility conduct village to village survey and to bring out the publications of epigraphs found in those places. In addition the Department runs teaching programs Ph.D., M. Phil. and P.G. Diploma in Epigraphy. It has brought out the publication of all the epigraphs of north Karnataka district wise and now focusing on other districts apart from publishing Kannada inscriptions found in other neighboring states.<\/p>\n

The Department has conductedmany National seminars on various issues related to Epigraphy and History. It also conducts lecture series in various places to create awareness about historical monuments such as inscriptions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Vision and Mission” tab_id=”1551782250579-b13d6b1a-924f”][vc_column_text el_class=”language-list”]<\/p>\n

Vision Statement of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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  • To be the repository of all the inscriptions necessary to understand Kannada\/Karnataka<\/li>\n
  • To keep alive the skill of reading the script and language of inscriptions<\/li>\n
  • To construct the historiography of inscription making as an institution<\/li>\n
  • To construct the history of polity, society, sects, economy based on the available inscriptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Mission Statement of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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    • To bring all the inscriptions into print as volumes district wise and Kannada inscriptions in the neighboring areas<\/li>\n
    • To train more and more people in taking esteem page of inscriptions, reading it and analyzing it, not only through the courses offered by the department but also by organizing workshops across Karnataka and other places<\/li>\n
    • To conduct research projects to construct the history using inscriptions as sources<\/li>\n
    • To digitalize the inscription-texts as a searchable database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Uniqueness of the Department<\/strong><\/h6>\n

      The Department of Epigraphy has established six to eight thousands of inscriptions available in the villages of North Karnataka. The Department has already published inscriptions of the districts of Bellary, Koppala, Raichur, Bidar, Bagalakote, Vijayapura and a special volume on \u2018Hampi\u2019. The Department has also published Kannada inscriptions found in Andhra pradesha, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra states. The publication of Gadag, Dharwad, Udupi and Haveri district volumes are in the final stage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Department Profile” tab_id=”1551783308061-f6ed8aa5-fdcb”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

      Department Profile<\/strong><\/h6>\n