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'''Halmidi''' is a small village in the [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, India, near the temple town of [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]. Halmidi is best known as the place where the oldest known [[Indian inscriptions|inscription]] exclusively in [[Kannada language]], the [[Halmidi inscription]], was discovered. Anterior to this, many inscriptions with Kannada words have been discovered, such as [[Brahmagiri archaeological site|Brahmagiri]] edict of 230 BCE of Emperor Ashoka. However, this is the first full length inscription in Kannada.<ref name="asi">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_language.asp Language of the Inscriptions | '''Halmidi''' is a small village in the [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, India, near the temple town of [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]. Halmidi is best known as the place where the oldest known [[Indian inscriptions|inscription]] exclusively in [[Kannada language]], the [[Halmidi inscription]], was discovered. Anterior to this, many inscriptions with Kannada words have been discovered, such as [[Brahmagiri archaeological site|Brahmagiri]] edict of 230 BCE of Emperor Ashoka. However, this is the first full length inscription in Kannada.<ref name="asi">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_language.asp Language of the Inscriptions – Sanskrit and Dravidiian – Archaeological Survey of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |title=Halmidi inscription|access-date=29 November 2006 | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 October 2006}}</ref> This inscription is generally known as the [[Halmidi inscription]] and consists of sixteen lines carved on a [[sandstone]] slab. It has been dated to 450 CE and demonstrates that Kannada was used as a language of administration at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/24/stories/2004102405080300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041201014829/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/24/stories/2004102405080300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2004|title=Halmidi inscription proves antiquity of Kannada: Moily|access-date=29 November 2006 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 October 2004}}</ref><ref name="admin">K.V. Ramesh, Chalukyas of Vatapi, 1984, Agam Kala Prakashan, Delhi {{OCLC|13869730}} {{OL|3007052M}} {{LCCN|84900575}} {{ASIN|B0006EHSP0}}<!-- ISBN (invalid) 3987-10333, probably correct: ISBN 978-93-987103-3-3 or ISBN 93-987103-3-1. --> p10</ref> The inscription is in primitive Kannada with distinctive characteristics attributed to those of [[halegannada|Proto-Kannada]] and uses Kannada script similar to Brahmi characters.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |title=Halmidi inscription|access-date=29 November 2006 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 October 2006}}</ref> | ||
Halmidi village is located between [[Chikmagalur]] city and Belur town. In recognition of the cultural importance of the inscription, and the role played by the village of Halmidi in its preservation, the Government of [[Karnataka]] has spent INR 2.5 million on developing infrastructural facilities in the village, and on building a ''mantapa'' to house a [[fibreglass]] replica of the original inscription. The Government has also begun to promote the village as a place of historical interest. | Halmidi village is located between [[Chikmagalur]] city and Belur town. In recognition of the cultural importance of the inscription, and the role played by the village of Halmidi in its preservation, the Government of [[Karnataka]] has spent INR 2.5 million on developing infrastructural facilities in the village, and on building a ''mantapa'' to house a [[fibreglass]] replica of the original inscription. The Government has also begun to promote the village as a place of historical interest. | ||