Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c6.14

c6.14

When the work on the book was nearing completion, I had the good fortune to come into contact with Prof. R. Kalyanakrishnan of the Department of Computer Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai. He suggested, and arranged for, computer enhancement of direct colour photographs of important historical inscriptions of the Early Pāṇḍiyas at Mangulam, and of the Early Cēras at Pugalur. The faint inscriptions which defied decipherment for long can now be seen in legible reproductions. I wish this had happened earlier and more direct photographs processed by computer for enhanced clarity had been included in this volume. Perhaps this work would be taken up by other scholars in future.