Ink is necessary for writing on materials like paper and Bhūrja patra. The same is required to view the incised letters on a palm leaf. The lexicons give the names viz Mela, Maṣījala, Patrāñjana. Of these Patrāñjana is a paste used to blacken the letters on a palm leaf. The ink pots are referred as…
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We have seen the usage of palm leaf as material for writing. The second important material is Bhūrja patra or Birch bark in English. The botanical name of the tree is Baetula utiles or Baetula bhoj-patra. The tree is very commonly grown in Himalayan slopes (above 30000 feet high). The tree is also called…
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