B. A. Saletore

[1] He started his career as professor of history at Sir Parshurambhau College in Pune in 1938, and later worked at University of Ahmedabad.Thereafter, he started his tenure as professor, later head of Post Graduate Department of History, and finally director at Kannada Research institute at Karnataka University, Dharwad.His works spanning several books and hundreds of articles cover a wide range of subjects including ancient Indian history.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.
Puttur talukSouth CanaraMangaloreDakshina Kannada districtSt. Xavier's College, MumbaiBombayLondon UniversityUniversity of GiessenSir Parshurambhau CollegeUniversity of AhmedabadNational Archives of IndiaKarnataka UniversityDharwadVijayanagara EmpireKautilya