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Lecture 40 of 47week-11

Lecture 40: Iron and Steel crafts in ancient India

Prof. D.P. Mishra · IIT Kanpur

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  1. Lecture 01: Introduction to Ancient Indian Civilization Video
  2. Lecture 02: Ancient Indian Civilization’s Gift to the World Video
  3. Lecture 03: Why do we need to look at Ancient Indian Science and Technology? Video
  4. Lecture 04: Glimpses of Ancient Indian Science and Technology Video
  5. Lecture 05: Brief Review of Ancient Indian Scriptures Video
  6. Lecture 06: Basic Principles of carrying out science and technology Video
  7. Lecture 07: Arrays of Physics, chemistry and Indoor games Video
  8. Lecture 08: Marvels of Ancient Indian Technology Video
  9. Lecture 09: Introduction to Indian Agriculture Video
  10. Lecture 10: Problems arising due to modern agricultural practices Video
  11. Lecture 11: Pesticides and soil degradation Video
  12. Lecture 12: Agriculture – A Primary Productive Activity Video
  13. Lecture 13: An Agricultural Tools – A Plough Video
  14. Lecture 14: Soil and seeds Video
  15. Lecture 15: Sowing Methods Video
  16. Lecture 16: Indigenous cattle and manuring Video
  17. Lecture 17: Availability of Water and Freshwater Video
  18. Lecture 18: Ancient Indian Wells Video
  19. Lecture 19: Temple Water tanks and Dams Video
  20. Lecture 20: Tank Irrigation system and Rainwater Harvesting Video
  21. Lecture 21: Waterbodies – Lakes and Canals Video
  22. Lecture 22: Sluices and Embankments Video
  23. Lecture 23: Ancient Indian Textile Technology Video
  24. Lecture 24: Handlooms and Charkha Video
  25. Lecture 25: Different types of Handlooms Video
  26. Lecture 26: Ancient Rural Indian Housing Video
  27. Lecture 27: Thatched Roof House Video
  28. Lecture 28: Rural Walls and Roof materials Video
  29. Lecture 29: Indus Valley and Harappan Civilization Video
  30. Lecture 30: First and Second of Indian Civilization Video
  31. Lecture 31: Town topologies and Brick and Tile making process Video
  32. Lecture 32: Cooling and Ventilation System in Building Video
  33. Lecture 33: Temple Architecture in ancient India (Part 1) Video
  34. Lecture 34: Temple Architecture in ancient India (Part 2) Video
  35. Lecture 35: World of Materials Video
  36. Lecture 36: Metals - Gold Silver Lead Video
  37. Lecture 37: History of Copper Video
  38. Lecture 38: Iron during Vedic period Video
  39. Lecture 39: Iron smelting process in ancient India Video
  40. Lecture 40: Iron and Steel crafts in ancient India Video
  41. Lecture 41: Extraction and smelting of Zinc in Ancient India Video
  42. Lecture 42: Wootz Steel Technology Video
  43. Lecture 43: Metal Casting in Ancient India Video
  44. Lecture 44: Glass Technology in Ancient India Video
  45. Lecture 45: Environmental Consciousness in Ancient India Video
  46. Lecture 46: Environmental Policy in Ancient India Video
  47. Live Session 09-09-2019 Video