• Col. Colin McKenzi - Later 18th century, for the first time he studied Kannada inscriptions.^[1]
• The study of Kannada inscriptions then continued by the following scholars
  • John Faithfull Fleet
  • Walter Elliot
  • L.D. Barnett
  • A.C. Burnell (Arthur Coke Burnell)
  • J.F.Fleet
  • B.L.Rice (B. Lewis Rice, Twelve volumes of Epigraphia Carnatica)
  • Theodre Hope

Later Indian scholars started the study of Kannada inscriptions They contributed from finding to analyzing (including deciphering, publishing) inscriptions.

• Following institutions contributed for the study of Kannada inscriptions
  • University of Mysore
  • Archaeological Survey of India (South Indian inscriptions)
  • Karnataka University and Kannada Research Institute (6 volumes of Karnataka inscriptions)
  • Kannada University (9 volumes of North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh inscriptions)
  • Tumkur University, Tumakuru (volumes of the Inscriptions of cattle raiders)

• "Sources of Karnataka History - Vol I" by S. Srikanta Sastri
• "Samshodhana Lekhanagalu" by S. Srikanta Sastri
• Early Indian epigraphy
• Extinct Kannada literature
• Shasana Samshodhane, Samshodhaneya siri, Turugol Sankathana, Kannada Shasana Shilpa,Penbuyyal, Krishnadevarayana Shasana samputa, Proudadevarayana Shasanagalu Volumes By Dr. D.V. Paramashivamurthy
• Inscription Stones of Bangalore - a civic activism project to raise awareness and protect ancient inscription stones (shila shaasanas) found in the Bengaluru region.^[3][4]

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