Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Definitely. Calligraphy is one among the 64 Kalas.It has a special function in the preparation of Tantric Yantras too. Non perishable materials like gold and silver were used sometimes to preserve documents written elegantly. Rajendran Dr.C.Rajendran Professor of Sanskrit University of Calicut Calicut University P.O Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 How is calligraphy called in India? What styles do exist? Alexandra Rajendran C <crajenin wrote: Definitely. Calligraphy is one among the 64 Kalas.It has a special function in the preparation of Tantric Yantras too. Non perishable materials like gold and silver were used sometimes to preserve documents written elegantly. Rajendran Dr.C.Rajendran Professor of Sanskrit University of Calicut Calicut University P.O Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger INDOLOGY/ INDOLOGY Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 A word used in the sense of calligraphy is aksarakala. A scribe is called a lipikara.Of course you know that In India there were originally two main scripts, the Brahmi and Kharosthi.aThe former, written from left to right is deemed to be the source of all major scripts of today. Even during the times of Emperor Asoka, there were regioanl and other variations in it.Serifs and flourishings came to be added to the script quite early and there was a tendency for ornamentation.It was from India that the people of South east Asia learnt the art of writing.[see A.L.Basham, The Wonder that was India,pp.396-401] Unfortunatyely, Indian calligraphy has not been studied in all its details as yet. , so far as my little knowledge goes. The best bet would be to hunt some Manuscript libraries wherein precious legacies of Indian writing are preserved. The writings at the time of Delhi Sultanate and the Moghul period is another fascvinating atrea. Temples, mosques and other monuments preserve some specimens of calligraphy. Let me add in all humility that I am not a specialist in the field. Rajendran Dr.C.Rajendran Professor of Sanskrit University of Calicut Calicut University P.O Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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