Essay name: Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature
Author:
Sulekha Biswas
Affiliation: Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the presence of Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature over three millennia, from the Rigveda to Rasaratna-Samuccaya. It establishes that ancient Indians were knowledgeable about various minerals and metallurgy prior to the Harappan era, with literary references starting in the Rgveda.
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am grateful to the Kanpur University for allowing me
to submit thesis for doctoral requirement, and to Dr. Shiv Balak
Dwivedi for guidance. I am indebted to several professors of
the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur such as Profs. R.K.
Ray, A.K. Biswas for their assistance to the interpretation of
technical terms and concepts.
April
, 1990.
Sulekha Biswas
(SULEKHA BISWAS)
