History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s2.t4.144

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As Kulkarni(1989) has quoted the Sanskrit text (Rgveda 9.112.2) and its Hindi translation by M.N. Banerjee(1929) the process of carbon alloying by carburization was known even in that period and the steel objects produced were sold at very high price. Hadfield(1912) has also mentioned the possibility of use of Indian iron chisels and even Indian craftsmen in building by Pyramids of Egypt.