Science is a branch of knowledge which has alwaysflourished due to the confluence of brilliant minds.For thinkers and researchers to communicate amongthemselves, journals form an indispensable link-road.The concept of scientific journals in India is entirelyan offshoot of European influence. Medieval India hadsome literature related to various scientific disciplines,including medicine. But there were two problems.Firstly, in the Hindu society, the right to knowledgewas entirely a privilege of the upper caste. So, therewas not much dissemination of knowledge. Secondly,the books written in the medieval period were mostlya mixture of religion and mythology interspersed withsome scientific facts. Thus, it was often difficult tofind a secular treatise dealing with pure science.
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