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sources of ancient history

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  Sources of Ancient History literary sources Vedic, Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and other literature and foreign accounts. archaeological epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains, archaeological explorations and excavations study of development of scripts:  palaeography . study of inscriptions:  epigraphy . study of coins:  numismatics study of monuments, material remains : Archeology Literary Sources: Indian Tradition of History Writing Many foreign scholars opined that Indians had no sense of history writing and whatever was written in the name of history is nothing more than a story without any sense. But this appears to be a very harsh judgment.. Because the knowledge of history was given a very high place in ancient India. It was accorded sanctity equal to a Veda. Atharvaveda, Brahmans and Upanishads include Itihas-Purana as one of the branches of knowledge. Kautilya in his Arthashastra (fourth century B.C.) advises the king to devote a part of his time every day for hearing

Money Supply and Inflation

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Supplying the money in the market is the sole responsibility of the central bank of the country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India). RBI prints the currency and supplies money in the economy. Coins are minted by the Ministry of Finance but circulated by the RBI in the whole country. Supply of money decides the rate of inflation in the economy. If supply of money increases in the economy then inflation starts rising and vice versa. Indian Economy Supplying the money in the market is the sole responsibility of the central bank of the country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India). RBI prints the currency and supplies money in the economy. Coins are minted by the Ministry of Finance but circulated by the RBI in the whole country. Supply of money decides the rate of inflation in the economy. If supply of money increases in the economy then inflation starts rising and vice versa. The currency issued by the central bank is in fact a liability of the central bank and the govern