List of people associated with the study of Kannada inscriptions

Non-Indian scholars

 * Col. Colin McKenzi - Later 18th century, for the first time he studied Kannada inscriptions.
 * The study of Kannada inscriptions then continued by the following scholars
 * John Faithfull Fleet
 * Walter Elliot
 * L.D. Barnett
 * A.C. Burnell (Arthur Coke Burnell)
 * J.F.Fleet
 * B.L.Rice (B. Lewis Rice, Twelve volumes of Epigraphia Carnatica)
 * Theodre Hope

Indian scholars
Later Indian scholars started the study of Kannada inscriptions They contributed from finding to analyzing (including deciphering, publishing) inscriptions.

Institutions

 * Following institutions contributed for the study of Kannada inscriptions
 * University of Mysore
 * Archaeological Survey of India (South Indian inscriptions)
 * Karnataka University and Kannada Research Institute (6 volumes of Karnataka inscriptions)
 * Kannada University (9 volumes of North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh inscriptions)
 * Tumkur University, Tumakuru (volumes of the Inscriptions of cattle raiders)