Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 02 1943
Asbestos in India*
N. L. SHAIL\L\. & S. DATTA
Pages : 110-129
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1943.11012021
Abstract
Asbestos is a Greek name meaning eternal and indestructible.
In Romau liter,l.ture asbest::>s has been called 'Amianthus'
meaning undefiled. The min.eral is known as 'Sa.nge
resha' in Hindustani. It had been used itl ancient times for
the weaving of cloth and for lamp wicks. A towel of asbestos
was presented to the King of Ceylon by Emperor Asoka
of Patliputra (present Patna, Bihar).1 The asbestos deposits
have been actively worked for the past 75 years, but the
mineral has attained great importance in commerce and industry
only within the last 3 decades.
