The evolution of the earliest writing in India is sketched in light of the new finds in archaeology and the discovery of the Rgvedic astronomical code. Main arguments in the derivation of Brahmi from the writing of the Harappans are reviewed. The development of the zero sign is also traced.
Original Title
Subhash Kak Evolution of Writing in India, IJHS 29(3) 1994
The evolution of the earliest writing in India is sketched in light of the new finds in archaeology and the discovery of the Rgvedic astronomical code. Main arguments in the derivation of Brahmi from the writing of the Harappans are reviewed. The development of the zero sign is also traced.
The evolution of the earliest writing in India is sketched in light of the new finds in archaeology and the discovery of the Rgvedic astronomical code. Main arguments in the derivation of Brahmi from the writing of the Harappans are reviewed. The development of the zero sign is also traced.
On Perceiving Aryan Migrations in Vedic Ritual Texts: by Vishal Agarwal Puratattva (Bulletin of The Indian Archaeolgical Society), New Delhi, No. 36, 2005-06, Pp. 155-165