• About Epigraphy and Epigraphy as a source of history
• Nature of epigraphs
• Antiquity of writing in India, The early scripts and Pioners of Indian Epigraphy
• Scripts used in India & Abroad
• Language of the inscriptions
• Importance of Epigraphy
• Epigraphy Branch
• Activities of the Branch
• Prominent Epigraphists
• Preservation of Inscriptions

Important Discoveries in the recent past:
 

In the recent years the members of technical staff of the Epigraphy Branch (Directorate of Epigraphy, Mysore, Northern Zonal office, Lucknow and the Southern Zonal office, Chennai) surveyed several states both in the south and north and copied a good number of inscriptions. Some important inscriptions from this collection, throwing new light on the socio-economic, political and religious aspects of our history are highlighted below.