Historical evidences include inscriptions, copper plates, coins, palm leaf manuscripts and paper manuscripts. Many literary, grammatical, mathematical, medical, astronomical and historical works handed down to us by our forefathers are also present in paper trails. These are also primary sources of evidence in the field. In that sense, the role of paper traces is also primary in the edition history of Aganaanooru, one of the Sangam literatures. Considering the scope of the research, this article examines the editions that came before 1940 and highlights the utility of paper manuscripts in them.

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