History of Metallurgy in Ancient India

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  • Shailendra Kumar Yadav   Ancient History Department of Culture and Archeology, Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Abstract

Metallurgy has been used in practical life since ancient times in India. The following is mentioned in a mantra of Yajurveda: "In the Catacombs of Ashima, in the mountainous forest, in the lake, in the forest, in the forest, in the forest, in the sun, in the moon, in the moon, in the blood of the moon, in the name of the Yagnen Kalpantam" (Kr. Grow with clay, mountain, fall, sand, vegetation, gold, iron, red iron, copper, lead and tin yagya. In the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas and Shruti texts, gold (gold, diamond), iron (siam), tin (trupu), silver (silver), lead, copper, (copper), bronze etc. are mentioned. Some people doing business related to metallurgy, such as Carmella (raw metal smelters) Dhamtra (fire intensification in the furnace), Hiranyak (gold smelting), khanak (excavator and metal extractor) etc. are found.

References

  1. Yajurveda 4-7-5
  2. Ahmed, Nasim - Science and Technology in Ancient India
  3. Sahay, Dharmapala - ancient Indian scientific development
  4. Srivastava, KCC - History and Culture of Ancient India
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  6. Rig Veda-6-61-7

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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2018-01-30

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Volume 4, Issue 1, January-February-2018

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Shailendra Kumar Yadav, " History of Metallurgy in Ancient India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.1577-1581, January-February-2018.