Halmidi

Coordinates: 13°14′41″N 75°49′14″E / 13.244833°N 75.820683°E / 13.244833; 75.820683
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Halmidi
town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Halmidi is a small village in the

Proto-Kannada and uses Kannada script similar to Brahmi characters.[5]

Halmidi village is located between

fibreglass replica of the original inscription. The Government has also begun to promote the village as a place of historical interest.

A replica of the Halmidi inscription
dated 450 CE. It is the oldest known full-length Kannada language inscription in old Kannada script.

See also

References

  1. ^ Language of the Inscriptions – Sanskrit and Dravidiian – Archaeological Survey of India
  2. ^ "Halmidi inscription". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2006.
  3. ^ "Halmidi inscription proves antiquity of Kannada: Moily". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 1 December 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2006.
  4. LCCN 84-900575 ASIN B0006EHSP0
    p10
  5. ^ "Halmidi inscription". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2006.

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