New Theory on the Origin and Evolution of Brahmi Alphabet By A. Banerjee


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	A New Theory on the Origin and Evolution of Brahmi Alphabet by A. Banerjee Year of Publication : 2006 ISBN : 8189320106 Edition : 1st Edition Place : Delhi Book Details : ix, 118p.; Bibliography; Index; 26 cm List Price US$ 23 Your Price US$ 21
Search for more books by A. Banerjee About the Book : Inscriptions have been discovered from Indus culture areas, belonging to the intervening centuries between the eclipse of this culture and the appearance of Asokan edicts. The author analyses them and shows a distinct continuity of evolution of the characters from Indus to Brahmi script in the lapse of 2000 BC to 500 BC. Phonetics of Brahmi characters have been successfully used by Professor B.B. Chakravorty as bridges to decipher Indus legends. Similarly, Dr. S.R. Rao has used the phonetics of a majority of Semitic characters similar in shape to the Indus pictograms and obtained the picture of a relevant logical pre-Vedic language on decipherment. The author has established that all Brahmi characters excepting three or four can be created by applying the principle of acrophony to the ancient Indo-Aryan language. The remaining letters were either created from Austric words or from other foreign languages, when trade contacts grew intensively around fourth-fifth century BC. Therefore, he concludes the source of both Brahmi and Semitic alphabets are the Indus characters themselves. About the Author : Professor AMALENDU BANERJEE, an engineer by profession, received higher technical education in West Germany. He was Head of the Electrical Department of the Birla Institute of Technology, Calcutta, for about 13 years. Born in 1930, he had been addicted to History and Archaeology from his very childhood and this was his `first love`. He left his teaching assignment long before his retirement only to take a plunge into the realm of archaeological explorations which took him to numerous ancient ruins in almost 400 villages scattered in 10 districts of West Bengal covering a period of about two decades. He was often rewarded by antique finds which were later arranged in display showcases to create the `Bhuban Museum & Art Gallery` of which he is the Founder-Secretary. His chance discovery of several rock shelters in the Valley of Subarnarekha River near the border of Orissa reveals Neolithic implements found on surface and Microlithic tools have been dug out near the vicinity of the rock shelters. He has also recently discovered a large number of ruins of ancient copper smelting furnaces in north-west Midnapur district. Contents : Preface Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Indus Characters Through the Ages Chapter III Brahmi Used as a Bridge to Decipher Indus Legends Chapter IV Relation between the Indus Script and Semitic Alphabet Chapter V Antiquity of the Brahmi Script Chapter VI Introduction and Evolution of Brahma Letters Chapter VII Creation of Vowels and Later Consonants Chapter VIII Evolution Chart of Brahmi Letters Chapter IX Summary Sequences Select Bibliography Index

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