Re: [INDOLOGY] A question on ghaṭikās

[Dominik Wujastyk]

Where was it?


On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 at 10:56, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Scholars,
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> I found the lost reference.
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> Thank you.
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> Regards,
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> Palaniappan
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> *From: *INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Reply-To: *Sudalaimuthu Palaniappant <palaniappa at aol.com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 11:24 AM
> *To: *Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Subject: *[INDOLOGY] A question on ghaṭikās
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> Dear Scholars,
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> I remember  reading a discussion about how examinations were conducted in
> a typical ghaṭikā. Each question was written on a palm leaf and many such
> palm leaves were put inside a pot. When a student came to be tested, a palm
> leaf was pulled from the pot and the student was asked the question written
> on the palm leaf.
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> Unfortunately, I have lost the reference to this discussion. Does anybody
> on the list know the source?
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> Thank you in advance.
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> Regards,
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> Palaniappan
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