some Jaina Inscriptions Basaveshvara and his times Shasanaparichaya History of Ancient India in Kannada As an archaeologist and historian, his lasting contributions are Discovery of Buddhist centers in Karnataka Works on Shakti cult Panduranga of Pandharpur and history of place names He brought out glory of Karnataka beyond the region and the country and created awareness, through several literary works. He was a prolific writer in Kannada. Desai wrote thirty books in Kannada, ten books in English, one in Marathi and published four hundred and twenty articles in English and Kannada. References External links Tribute to Archaeologist P. B. Desai 1910 births 1974 deaths People from Kalaburagi district People from Koppal district 20th-century Indian archaeologists Scientists from Karnataka Indian social sciences writers Writers from Karnataka English-language writers from India Indian epigraphers 20th-century Indian linguists Historians of India