Aasthana Kolakalam

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"Aasthana Kolakalam." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed September 9, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/AKL_GOML_CHN_TR_398

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Title: Aasthana Kolakalam
Description: The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 42 x 3.5. Contains 42 leaves. 5 to 7 lines per page approximately. Preserved in good condition, some leaves are damaged. Incomplete. The page number is inscribed to the left of the manuscript. The text discusses mathematical operations such as multiplication of integers, operations of fractions, measures of length, weight, time and miscellaneous other problems.

Aastana Kolakalam is considered to have been inspired by Kanakkatikaram texts and follows a similar organisation of problem verses, based on context of computations, such as gold, land, grain and so on. The author intend it to be a summary (kolakalam) which will be an useful reference both the skilled and numerically weak.

Besides manuscripts housed in GOML, Chennai and Saravati Mahal Library there are also two edited volumes of Aastana Kolakalam available.
Kanakkatikaram
A volume of Astana Kolakalam edited by K Sathyabhama and published by Saravati Mahal Library
Volume of Astana Kolakalam edited by Thirumalai Sree Saila Sarma and published by GOML
Rights: Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Deed Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Legal Code
Identifier: AKL_GOML_CHN_TR_398
Type: Palm Leaf Manuscript
Title Variant: ஆஸ்தான கோலகலம்
Title Translation: āstāṉa kōlākalam
Date Created: CE
Subject: Work Place Text
Language: Tamil
Dimensions: 42 x 3.5
Current Repository Id: TR 398
Current Location: Goverment Oriental Manuscript Library, Chennai
Spatial Coverage: 13.06670968457052,80.28299641485435
Location - Physical Location: Government Oriental Research Institute, Chennai
List: Government Oriental Manuscript Library, Chennai
Tag: GOML, Chennai
Workplace Text
Palm Leaf manuscript