Manual On the Numismatic Gallery in the Government Museum, Chennai (Typological, Descriptive and Chronological Catalogue on Coins and Medals)

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I have written the foreword for the book Manual on the Bronzes in the gallery in the Government Museum, Chonnal. It gives me great pleasure to write the foreword for this book on Numismatics. The political and economic history of a country is constructed among other disciplines by numismatics. Many tacts connected with the administration, historical geography, religious and cultural history of India are revealed to us by numismatics.

The Government Museum, Chennai completes its one hundred and fifty-first year in 2002-2003 AD. It is the second eldest and biggest museum in India. The Government have directed it to be celebrated on lines similar to the Centenary Celebration in 1951 AD, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India took part as the chief guest.

The Government Museum, Chennal completes its one hundred and fifty-first year in 2003 AD. The Government desired to celebrate it in a fitting manner on the lines of the Centenary Celebration in 1951 AD, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India took part as the chief guest. In order to display the exquisite collection of bronzes, a separate building was constructed in 1963 AD. In the year 1976 AD, on the first floor of the Bronze Gallery, the Numismatic Section was allocated space for its gallery.