up Saletore's efforts in a nutshell. "The very extent of the subject and the vastness of details available, would baffle in this direction ordinarily. But Dr. Saletore has succeeded in producing a creditable work bearing on the vast subject. The work gives a correct and complete view of the life of the people under the empire, during the three centuries of its fight to preserve Hindu institutions and Hindu civilization". He is said to be the first historian to use epigraphical sources for the study of social history which is what current days students of history do. He is said to be a pioneer in throwing light on socio-economic polity of Karnataka over the ages. His last book, Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions, written just before his death, is said to be a masterpiece. The book is said to be a comparative study of great Indian political minds of ancient times including Kautilya. Other works Ancient Karnataka—History of Tuluva, Poona, 1936 Medieval Jainism with special reference to the Vijayanagara Empire—Poona, 1938 Karnataka's Trans-Oceanic Contacts—Dharwar, 1956 Main Currents in the Ancient History of Gujarat—Baroda, 1960 India's Diplomatic Relations with the East—Bombay 1960 The Sthanikas and their Historical Importance B. A. Saletore, Journal Of The University of Bombay, July 1938, Vol VII, Part I (1938), pp29 to pp93 "Vaishnavism In Vijayanagara, BA Saletore" Published in D. R. Bhandarkar Volume, Indian Research Institute, 1940, p192 to p195 References External links Remembering Prof. Saletore Tribute to Prof. Dr. B.A. Saletore https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270363090_Ancient_Indian_Political_Thought_and_Institutions._By_B._A._Saletore._pp._xiv_695._Asia_Publishing_House_Bombay._1963._Rs._30 People from Dakshina Kannada district 1900 births 1963 deaths Mangaloreans University of Madras alumni St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Alumni of the University of London University of Giessen alumni Academic staff of Karnatak University Historians of India 20th-century Indian historians Scholars from Mangalore