The Dramas in Sanskrit are called as “śravya Kāvyas”. They too possess evidences on ancient writing. Bhāsa, the earliest dramatist known, is dated as 4th BCE. He gives so many references on writing. Avimāraka, the play written by him, mentions “Pustaka” – book.           विदूषकः भवति, इदमक्षरं नाम पुस्तके नास्ति।           The vidūṣaka answers…

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