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To: Satish C. Shah who wrote (5240)	7/22/1999 1:03:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

Languages and scripts of India & The Indus Script Hi Satish: That was a very concise and informative website on Hindi,thanks. I have some links here, kinda boring and exhaustive,but if you are interested have a go at it, one at a time. if and when you have the time and inclination. It looks like our language came into existence much later,wonder what we spoke before then.<g> Malayalam cs.cmu.edu =============================== Here is something interesting on Telugu language Indus Script and Telugu The history of linguistic scripts in India followed a totally different line from that of the languages themselves. Telugu belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. Literate south Indian languages except Konkani are Dravidian. Most people who speak the languages belonging to this family now live in southern India. However, pockets of people belonging to this group also live in several other parts of the world, e.g., Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Central Asia.... engr.mun.ca =============================== I am sure you heard of this controversy among scholars about the Indus Script,Prof.Agha Hassan Dani on one side, Mahadhevan and Parpola on the other. Here is their differing point of views on the subject,quite informative and above all amusing if you ask me. These interview excerpts have been formatted for easy printing. Agha Hassan Dani was interviewed at his Islamabad, Pakistan residence by Site Producer Omar Khan on January 6, 1998. It is Agha Vs Mahadevan & Parpola harappa.com Meet Dr.Agha Hassan Dani harappa.com Prof:Agha Hassan Dani inverview -On Brhami Script Dravidian? harappa.com Aryan? harappa.com harappa.com Mahadevan harappa.com Meet Prof:Asko Parpola (Professor of Indology / South Asian Studies, University of Helsinki) Generally recognized as the world's expert on the Indus script, Asko Parpola has been studying this undeciphered writing for over 30 years at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He is co-editor of collections of all seals and inscriptions in India and Pakistan. As Professor of Indology he has led a Finnish team of experts through numerous approaches to the puzzle of one of the world's very earliest writing systems... harappa.com harappa.com helsinki.fi