On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Shoba Narayan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Kingsley Jegan Joseph <[email protected]> > > I have degrees in fashion design, sociology and information systems. I > dabble in history, language (speak/read ?????, ??????, ?????, ???? ?? > ?????, picola di Italiano & muy pocito Espa?ol, read Brahmi and some Tamil > inscriptions), culture. I try to practice mindfullness, humility/kindness > and progressive thinking. > > > Hi Kingsley: we met at the last Silk Meet. Have you been to Molkalmuru near > Bellary? My brother in law is crazy about Brahmi and dragged me on a trip > there. Very old inscriptions, although I can't recall if they were Brahmi. > Must have been, right?
Hi Shobha, Good to reconnect. I haven't visited places north of Bangalore in Karnataka, but Chitradurga seems to have a lot historic sites. I'd guess Kadamba inscriptions would be in halegannada script, but not sure. > Do you know Iravatham? Not Indra's elephant, but the professor who is an > authority on this sort of thing. Chennai based. Not personally, but I'm familiar with a lot of Iravatham Mahadevan's work on Tamil Brahmi and theories on Indus script. > Great to have you on Silk. Welcome. I am a mindfulness wannabe but for now, > I play n back 2 games on my iPhone. BTW, didn't realise you were friends with Ranvir Shah. I worked for him right after fashion school, and I'm sure he still remembers me. I'd appreciate a reconnect with him.
