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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
1,800-year-old inscription unearthed in Telangana's Yadadri
HYDERABAD: A fragmentary Brahmi inscription dating back to the second century CE was discovered at Chada in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district during recent excavations by the Telangana Department of heritage. The inscription, engraved on a stone slab, is written in Prakrit language and Brahmi script, typical of the Satavahana period. Though partially damaged, the inscription includes the phrase 'sacha(va)lo[ka] hita sukhaya', which translates to 'for the well-being and happiness of all worlds'. Archaeological Survey of India Director (Epigraphy) K Muniratnam Reddy believes that the inscription records the donation of a slab (pato) to a vihara (Buddhist monastery), indicating the site's importance as a Buddhist centre during the Satavahana era. 'The Telangana government continues to support archaeological research through its Department of Heritage and is actively developing Buddhist tourism circuits across the State,' he added.
New Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
Copper plates found in Suryapet linked to Chalukya Bhima I
HYDERABAD: Nine sets of copper plates recently unearthed from a Muslim graveyard in Kodada village, Suryapet district, are currently undergoing chemical treatment in Hyderabad under the supervision of the Department of Heritage and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). According to ASI Director (Epigraphy) Munirathnam Reddy, who examined the artefacts, all nine inscriptions are written in Sanskrit using Telugu script and are believed to date back to the reign of Chalukya Bhima I (888–918 CE) of the Vengi Chalukya dynasty. Each set bears a royal seal featuring the Varaha (boar) symbol and the sacred legend Svasti Tribhuvanamkusa, a distinctive mark of Chalukyan authority. The plates, heavily corroded after centuries underground, were sent in May to the ASI's Science Branch in Hyderabad for conservation. 'Once the chemical cleaning is complete, the Epigraphy Branch will create estampages to decipher, transcribe and analyse the texts,' Munirathnam said. The discovery is expected to shed new light on the governance, language and administrative practices of the Vengi Chalukyas, who ruled parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana between the 7th and 12th centuries CE.
