Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing. The origin of the word ‘calligraphy’ comes from the Greek words ‘kallos’ and ‘graphein’, meaning beauty and write respectively. Calligraphy has been practiced since many years in Indian and other countries. India has a rich tradition of calligraphy of different scripts. Many art and design schools in the country teach the basics of calligraphy. Nowadays, a lot of calligraphers and artists are also taking various workshops. However, calligraphy education is mostly Latin centric. Very few students are seen to try Devanagari calligraphy (or calligraphy in Indic scripts). Not many books (as compared to the number of Latin books that are available) or resources on the Internet expose students to Devanagari calligraphy, calligraphers, their thoughts and their philosophies.

The project is an attempt to create a body of knowledge for students that introduces them to Devanagari as a script and its calligraphy. This project is an attempt to document the works and thoughts of different calligraphers and explain how they capture the richness and beauty of Devanagari calligraphy.

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