M HATTI GOPAL passed away on February 17. Born on October 3, 1904 in Mysore, he came from a family of scholars who served the royal family of Mysore. Two of his brothers were historians, one of them more distinguished was professor of history and director of archaeology in the state government. After his early education in Mysore, Gopal went to the Bombay University for post graduate studies and then to the London School of Economics for doctoral work. He also studied law in Bombay and at Lincoln's Inn, London.