Certificate Course in Brāhmī

Brāhmī script appeared in 3rd c. BCE, which was used as a second script that has fully developed in pan-Indian national script and this continued to play a deceiving role throughout history. Brāhmī is a “syllabic alphabet”, which means that each and every sign can be either represented as a simple consonant or a syllable with the consonant and the inherent vowels as well. Brāhmī connote the same consonant with a different vowel by drawing additional strokes, known as matras, attached to the character. Today, Brāhmī is the source for modern scripts used in India, Sri Lanka, Kampuchia, Thailand, Laos, Nepal Tibet, Myanmar and Japan. Tracing the history of Brāhmī, Brāhmī for the first time appeared in large-scale all over Indian sub-continent in the inscriptions erected by the Mauryan Emperor Aśoka between 257 and 232 BCE.

This course will be an Introductory Course which will be provide basics of the Brāhmī script. Please do not expect any high ended course since we are only be teaching the initial and elementary Brāhmī script course. There will be an assessment in the form of Assignment and Mock Test which will be conducted after every 3 days. The marking scheme and other details are uploaded in the Course Structure below. During the entire course will be doing the follow activities:

1. Theory on Brāhmī Script

2. Learning the alphabets

3. How to translate & transliterate these alphabets into Devanagari Script and vice-versa

4. Try to translate some of the Aśoka Inscriptions and some other Inscriptions as well

Candidates are requested to click on the below button asking you to DOWNLOAD TODAY'S COURSE MODULE. There is no requirement of any software, candidate has to use PASSWORD which will be shared everyday on the platforms mentioned below. Please note that everyday your instructor will change password and will be shared new password everyday in the group. So, please get in touch with your course instructor.

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For more details contact cha@asssr.in

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EXCLUSIVE EXTENSION: 27.02.2021 (Till Mid-Night 11:59 PM IST)

₹ 600/- - General Category

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₹ 500/- - Student Category

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₹ 350/- - For ASSSR Members

PAYMENT MODE

Online Payment/NEFT/RTGS/IMPS

Name of Account Holder: Asiatic Society for Social Science Research

Name of Bank: Yes Bank Ltd.

Branch Address: E – 31 Saket, New Delhi – 110017

Account Number: 006188700000623

IFSC Code: YESB0000061

MICR Code: 110532015

Account Type: Current Account