Synopsis Rangavalli is a fitting tribute of felicitation paid by a generation of scholars, old and new from all parts of the world to an outstanding archaeologist, Dr. S.R. Rao, internationally known for the decipherment of the Indus script. The collection of Research essays is at once scholarly and varied and of absorbing interest and represents a cross section of Indian scholarship in various subjects such as Indian history, prehistory, protohistory, epigraphy, numismatics, art-architecture, sculpture, painting, religion and culture. Thus Rangavalli as its name signifies presents a vast spectrum of various facets of Indian culture and gives a panoramic view. At the same time it contains research papers by senior and well know scholars in addition to younger researchers in the fields of art and archaeology. The volume has contributions from Dr. K.D. Bajapai, Dr. Lallanji Gopal, Dr. Upendra Thakur, Dr. Ajay Mitra Sastry, Dr. M.K. Dhavalikar, Dr. K.V. Raman, Dr. K.V. Ramesh and other. The volume has been edited by Dr. A.V. Narasimha Murthy and Dr. B.K. Gururaja Rao, both of the Mysore University. Thus any student of ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology can not afford to miss this volume.