Write in 100 words about history and interesting facts about Indian manuscripts- ancient or medieval.
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Class 9th.
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Explanation:
INTRODUCTION
Indian literature dates back to the courts of monarchs over 5000 years ago. Back then literature was not in the form of written texts as we know it today, but in the form of oral poetry, song, and verse. Classical Indian languages were warehouses of ancient wisdom that were stocked by folklore imagination. The literature of ancient India was based in inquiry into questions about life, death and nature. Even mathematics, astronomy, cosmology and science were keenly inspected. The act of passing down knowledge took place in the gurukuls (schools) of the monarchs of Indian antiquity and is known as the oral tradition.
THE ORAL TRADITION
The body of shared knowledge was passed down from generation to generation in an oral tradition that remained unbroken for centuries, nay- millennia. In fact until quite recently literature reached its audience through performance and experience, which is how even people who do not know how to read and write are very informed about their own culture.
In the oral tradition before written language, long texts of histories and ideas were memorised and passed down from mouth to ear. Each text would use a mnemonic system (an auditory learning aid) to help the memoriser remember such a large volume of knowledge. Every generation made their additions to the body of work but no modifications were made to original texts simply because it would mean changing the tune of the song.
THE WRITTEN TRADITION
Writing played a very important role in the knowledge based societies of ancient times. Documenting became a necessity as civilised life became more complex. Writing was a convenient way of transmitting information and a reliable means of keeping historical records. The representation of language in a textual medium dates at around 4000 BC.
The long texts that were transmitted orally gradually began to be recorded on copper plates, birch, palm leaves, and even paper. The oral tradition continued to be a means of learning the Vedas but has been passed down to us through a large collection of manuscripts.
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