Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c8.s1.45
Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c8.s1.45
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*6. Paper.* The use of paper in India seems to be subsequent to the 11th century A. D., but, up to quite recent times it was unknown in S. India, and is, even now, regarded by rigid Hindus as unclean. In all the dialects of India it is called by more or less corrupt forms of the name ‘kāgad’ by which it was known to the Arabs³, and its foreign origin is, thus, apparent.