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Originally Posted by estcrh
I believe that information is from chapter 5 of "India's Legendary Wootz Steel: An Advanced Material of the Ancient World", by Sharada Srinivasan, Srinivasa Ranganathan. National Institute of advanced studies, 2004
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Thank you!
But there is a question. After this passage:
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Originally Posted by estcrh
Here is an interesting statement, I have no idea how true and or extensive this statement is but I have read suggestions that the British had intentions of destroying the native Indian iron making capability, for financial gain and to make them dependent on imports or imported technology etc.
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there is a link to the source of the 19th century from which the author took this information?
Or just the author - so think?