Posted on 05/02/2006 7:26:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
In ancient India, scholars used to pass on traditional knowledge orally down the generations. Later on, a written tradition also existed using a variety of writing media from granite slabs to copper plates, tree barks and most importantly palm leaves. The manuscripts chiefly written in three different scripts called the Tamil Brahmi, Vatteluttu and Drantha scripts are treasure troves holding answers to the age-old era. The National Mission for Manuscripts, the federal Ministry of Culture department together with the state's Development, Culture and Religious Endowment department have started a survey aimed at locating and documenting such historical manuscripts possessing literary, artistic, aesthetic, scientific, medical and religious information... The scripts that are largely in the possession of locals who have held on to the treasures, which have been a part of their families from times immemorial, and are scattered widely across the state. As a result of this, the survey first involves pinpointing the location of these ancient manuscripts for which teams of students, trained under the programme are being sent to locate the scripts and compile them.
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