[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c19.69 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.69 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.69 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.69) It is evident from the discussion of the contents of \*Gandhasāra\*, a systematic treatise on the technology of cosmetics and perfumes, that there existed an unbroken tradition of technique for the manufacture of a variety of items of cosmetics in ancient India and that the people of this country have been indeed very fond of using them for both secular and religious purposes. - [Previous: v1.c19.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.68) - [Next: v1.c19.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.s1.1) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.69) · Pramāṇa