Since leather was considered as impure in olden India except tiger and deer’s skin, the usage was very rare whereas it is seen as one of the important material for manuscripts in other countries like Egypt. Leather was used as black-board for drawing plans and to make a draft. Subandhu, 5th CE poet…
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MATERIALS USED FOR MANUSCRIPTS – PAPER
The third important material used for manuscripts in India is paper. It is generally accepted that paper was invented in China by Tsai Lun in 105 CE and was introduced in India during the Moghul rule. But some interesting evidences are there to claim that paper was invented in India. Nearchos, admiral of Alexander…
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We have already seen the evidences for writing in ancient India from Vedas, Vedāṅgas, Itihasas, Purāṇas, Dharma, Artha, Kama śāstras and Kāvyas. Even foreigners who visited India from centuries even before the common era noted and documented the writing system of their period. Such notes are available and act as the evidences. Greek writers…
Continue readingWRITING IN ANCIENT INDIA – LITERARY EVIDENCES IN VEDAS AND VEDĀṄGAS
There are two faces of tracking the history of each and everything in the world. One is to analyze the facts and evidences and place the things in order according to the them and the other one is following the traditional legends and stories that are available in literature and amongst the people. To…
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