Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c4.5

c4.5

The work has been accepted for publication by Cre-A:, Chennai, known for its selective publication of books of high quality. I am grateful to Mr. S. Ramakrishnan of Cre-A: for the recognition. After the work had been accepted for publication by Cre-A:, I received an offer from Prof. Michael Witzel, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, USA, to have the work published in the Harvard Oriental Series (HOS). I thank him for the honour and I am also grateful to my friend, Mr. N. Ram, Editor, *Frontline*, Chennai, who had earlier introduced me to Prof. Witzel. I am especially thankful to Mr. Ramakrishnan for accepting the arrangement for co-publishing the book simultaneously in India and the USA. I understand that this is the first time that a book on a Dravidian language is being included in the prestigious HOS. I am grateful to the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Editor, HOS, for the recognition accorded to a work on Tamil epigraphy.