A PROJECT REPORT

ON
AN INTERPRETATION ON HATHIGUMPHA INSCRIPTION
AS TESTAMENT OF HUMAN HISTORY

SUBMITTED TO SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL

FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY, 6th SEMESTER (DSE-IV)

SESSION -2022-23
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF BY
PROF. SIDHESWAR PADHAN LOPITA KARANA
LECTURE OF HISTORY ROLL NO- S03520HIS012

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
LARAMBHA DEGREE COLLEGE, LARAMBHA, BARGARH, ODISHA
 CRETIFICATE

This is to certify that Lopita Karana University Roll No

S03520HIS012 has completed his project on “AN INTERPRETATION
ON HATHIGUMPHA INSCRIPTION AS TESTAMENT OF HUMAN
HISTORY” under my guidance and supervision. The presented
dissertation through new lights on the Inscription of
Hathigumpha.

This project is an original piece of work of the student

and it has not been submitted by any other student.

To the best of my knowledge the candidate bears a

good moral character. I wish her all success.

(PROF. SIDHESWAR PADHAN)

 DECLARATION

I, Lopita Karana, here by declare that the project entitled

“AN INTERPRETATION ON HATHIGUMPHA INSCRIPTION AS
TESTAMENT OF HUMAN HISTORY” is the outcome of my own study
undertaken under the guidance of Prof. Sidheswar Padhan, lecture in
history, Larambha College, Larambha. This is submitted for DSE IV
paper of 6th Semester Examination 2023 for the Bachelor of Arts in
History Honours under the Sambalpur University.

Date:
Place:Larambha ( Lopita Karana)
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my
teacher Prof. Sidheswar Padhan, Lecture of History, Larambha College,
Larambha , who gave me this opportunity to do this wonderful project
and being there as a guidance thought my project. I am immensely
indebted to him for this invaluable advice, and suggestions. This is
largly a result of his enormous help and worthy experience.

I am indebted to my teachers Dr. Antaryami Behera H. O. D of

History, Larambha College, Larambha and Miss Ruch ita Majhi lecture in
History,for their kind helped in several possible ways.

My thanks are due to Dr. Pramod Ku. Bhoi, Pricipal, Larambha

College, Larambha, his encouragement in the preparation of this work, I
am deeply grateful to him.

Last but not the least, I must be failing in my duty if I do not

express my indebtedness to Mr. Shibashis Pradhan, librarian, Larambha
College, Larambha and Mr. Giridhari Putel, library attendent for whole
assistance of the study could not have been complication of this work.

( Lopita Karana )
 CONTENTS

CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

CCHAPTER1 METHOD OF STUDY

• NEED OF THE STUDY
• OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF
THE STUDY
• REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
• METHODOLOGY
• ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION

CHAPTER :2 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER:3 EPIGRAPHY
▪ Temporal Cannotation
▪ Geographical Matches
▪ Religious Contemporary
Model
▪ Financial Matters
▪ Kalingan Chaturanga
Military Force
▪ Local Description
Matches
▪ Cultural Upheval of
Kalingan Dance and
Theater
▪ Composition Master of
Hathigumpha Inscription

CHAPTER:3 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER:4 BIBLIOGRAPHY
METHOD OF STUDY:
NEED OF THE STUDY

The Hathigumpha Inscription is the main source of information

about the Jaina Kalinga ruler Kharavela. His year-by-year achivments in
this inscription, states Richard Salomon, “approximates the characters
of a pure panegyric”. This is an early prototype of Prasasthi style of
inscription.

It is give us information about his defeating a confederacy of

Tamil state. The inscription also states that Kharavela brought pearls,
horses, elephants, jewels and rubies from the Pandya country
indicating the wealth of the Tamil world.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The present study has designed with the following chapters.
1. Introduction
2. Epigraphy
3. Conclusion

SCOPE AND DELIMITAION OF THE STUDY

As the present study is the time bound research work and to be
completed with in one semester for the degree of under graduate. It is
very limited in its scope it highlight the role of Hathigumpha Inscription.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

For preparing this dissertation care has been taken to review all
the literature available on Hathigumpha Inscription . The work based on
original records available from different sources.
METHODOLOGY
Various methods are followed in research work. It the method and
approach are appropriate, the investigator will be able to draw proper
result. In all the research ulation of Methodology. The research
procedure various from study to study.

Any research activities must be will planed before hand. The

present study based on historical research. The research has collected
data from primary and secondary sources.
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
After collecting data, the collected data have been analysed and
interpreted and result have been drawn conclusion has been drawn
accordingly.