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Of the approximately lakh (100,000) #inscriptions found in India, 85,000 are in tamiZ & kannaDa. Let that sink in
These were written in the respective #tamiz and #kannaDa scripts (as they were through the 2000 year history). Not in #Nagari variants.
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These were written in the respective #tamiz and #kannaDa scripts (as they were through the 2000 year history). Not in #Nagari variants.
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Many Southeast Asian scripts are derived from #kadamba-pallava script, the early kannaDa-Telugu script. This South Indian script had international reach
Nagari/ other North Indian scripts clearly did not have the reach or prestige outside India as the kadamba-pallava script
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Nagari/ other North Indian scripts clearly did not have the reach or prestige outside India as the kadamba-pallava script
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#Nandinagari was used mainly in karNATaka for #samskRta inscriptions and writing, “in addition” to kannaDa script. Bulk of samskRta manuscripts are in kannaDa script. Same with samskRta inscriptions.
#tigaLAri script has also been used on some inscriptions and manuscripts
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#tigaLAri script has also been used on some inscriptions and manuscripts
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