Bhojpatra, the ancient Himalayan birch bark once used as natural paper in India to record sacred texts, medicinal knowledge, and historical information due to its natural resistance to decay.[📹historeel]

Himalayan Birch- Bhojpatra is one of most esstinal tree in Culture religon and tradition of India The tree typically grows at altitudes of 1,500 to 3,000 meters in the Himalayan foothills. Most of Indian scriptures and manuscripts are written in Bhojpatra during the Vedic period. And this was the only tree which was preferred as medium for writing sacred texts, hymns, and scriptures. The Rigveda, one of the oldest religious texts in the world, is said to have been written on Bhojpatra leaves. #h

Himalayan Birch Forest (Betula utilis) Sural | Pangi Forest Division