Special ASET colloquium:"Dravidian Proof of the Indus Script via the Rig Veda: A Case Study"

by Dr Iravatham Mahadevan (Indus Research Centre, Roja Muthaiah Research Library, Chennai)

Thursday 27 Nov 2014, 15:00 → 16:00 Asia/Kolkata

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We have studied various aspects of the Indus Script for almost 50 years. As a result of these studies, we have developed deep insights into the possible meaning of different signs and sign combinations. In our latest work, we interpret the most frequent phrase of 4 signs in the Indus texts as Merchant of the City. Our interpretation is supported by firmly inter-locked evidence at three levels, namely, Corpus of Indus Texts and later survivals from the earliest Dravidian (Old Tamil) and Indo-Aryan (Vedic) sources. In this talk we will present evidence from each level and proceed to draw some important conclusions from the results which will have a significant impact on our understanding of this undeciphered script.

Slides 27112014_Dravidian_Proof_of_the_Indus_Script_via_the.pptx