INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Paper manufacture was introduced to India in the 13th century by Arab merchants, where it almost wholly replaced traditional writing materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -The paper manufacturing industry in India and the use of paper for writing started only after the 11th century, which has gradually evolved with time.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Middle Ages, paper was made from linen rags. Linen is much stronger than modern wood-pulp paper. As a result, many medieval manuscripts written on paper have survived to today.

Detailed explanation-4: -Where It Began. Paper as we know it, was invented in China, AD 105, by the Chinese Eunuch Ts’ai Lun. It was, thin, feted, formed, flat made in porous molds from macerated vegetable fiber.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paper There are indeed very many medieval manuscripts written on paper. Cheap little books made for clerics and students were probably more often on paper than on parchment by the fifteenth century. Even major aristocratic libraries had manuscripts on paper.