Dr. Koluvail Vyasaraya Ramesh (8 June 1935 – 10 July 2013)[1] was an Indian epigraphist and Sanskrit scholar who served as the Chief Epigraphist and Joint Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
In 1956, Ramesh joined the Archaeological Survey of India as an epigraphical assistant and was posted to Ootacamund. He became the Deputy Superintending Epigraphist of the Chennai circle in 1966, Superintending Epigraphist in 1976 and Chief Epigraphist in 1984. As Superintending epigraphist, Ramesh succeeded G. S. Gai as the editor of ASI's bulletin Epigraphia Indica and edited the last two volumes in 1975-76 and 1977-78.
Ramesh became the Joint Director General of the ASI in May 1992 and served until his retirement in June 1993. Post-retirement, Ramesh served as the Honorary Director of the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore from 1998 to 2006.
Ramesh believed that the Tamil-Brahmi script was pre-Asokan and that it originated as a South Indian script which was later adapted to write an Indo-Iranian language.[5] When pottery bearing Tamil-Brahmi script found at Porunthal was radiocarbon dated to 490 BC, Ramesh cited the discovery in support of his claim.[5]
Personal lifeedit
Dr. K.V. Ramesh married his wife Prema in 1963 and had three daughters. He retired as a Joint Director General of ASI in New Delhi. Throughout Dr. Ramesh's career, he traveled extensively throughout India and around the world to countries in Europe, Asia and the U.S, consulting as an expert epigraphist.
Deathedit
Dr. K.V. Ramesh died at his home in Mysore on 10 July 2013.[6]
Honoursedit
Dr. K.V. Ramesh was fluent in Kannada, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Tulu, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil. He was awarded the "Karnataka Purathathva Ratna" award in 2010.[7][8]
He published four books in Kannada and nine books in English.
Referencesedit
^"Eminent Epigraphist Dr. K.V. Ramesh passes away". Inmysore.com. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
^Purātattva. Indian Archaological Society. 2003. pp. 98–104.
^"Ayodhya case: Archeological proof refers to existence of 12th century temple, Hindu body tells SC". The Times of India. 20 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^"Ayodhya hearing: Writings on recovered slab point to Vishnu temple at Babri site, SC told". The Indian Express. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ abSubramanian, T. S. (29 August 2011). "Palani excavation triggers fresh debate". The Hindu.
^"Eminent Epigraphist DR. K.V. Ramesh passes away". Bangalore First. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^"Awards for six archaeologists". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^"The end of an era in epigraphy". The Hindu. 13 July 2013.
April 11, 2024
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