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  2. Indian calligraphy - Wikipedia

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    From the 16th century onwards Sikhism played a key role in the history of Indian calligraphy. Sikhs have traditionally handwritten their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, and furnished it with illumination. Sikh calligrapher Pratap Singh Giani (1855–1920) is known for one of the first definitive translations of Sikh scriptures into English.

  3. Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments - Wikipedia

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    Free Download and save the old text of the book published in Persian 1958 : Voice book of Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments ; The systematic survey and study of Perso-Arabic epigraphy of the Indian ; Archaeological Survey of India ; Iranian Influence On Medieval Indian Architecture. by S.A. Rezvi. Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India, by ...

  4. Raza Library - Wikipedia

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    On the Indian subcontinent, these collections were succeeded by those belonging to the Nawabs and Nizams of Rampur, Avadh, Arcot, Bhopal, Hyderabad and Tonk. [3] Nawab Kalb Ali Khan (1865–1887) was interested in the collection of rare manuscripts, paintings and specimens of Islamic calligraphy. He was a scholar and poet.

  5. Prem Behari Narain Raizada - Wikipedia

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    Preamble of the Constitution calligraphed by Raizada. Raizada was born in December 1901 to a Kayastha Saxena family of calligraphers. [1] His mother and father both died when he was young and so Raizada was raised by his grandfather - himself a scholar of English and Persian - who would teach Raizada the art of Indian calligraphy.

  6. Category:Indian calligraphers - Wikipedia

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  7. Ancient scripts of the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    India in 250BC. Ancient Indian scripts have been used in the history of the Indian subcontinent as writing systems. The Indian subcontinent consists of various separate linguistic communities, each of which share a common language and culture. The people of the ancient India wrote in many scripts which largely have common roots. [1]

  8. List of historic Indian texts - Wikipedia

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    Subject Area - subject area of the book; Topic - topic (within the subject area) Collection - belongs to a collection listed in the table above; Date - date (year range) book was written/composed; Reign of - king/ruler in whose reign this book was written (occasionally a book could span reigns) Reign Age - extent of the reign

  9. Calligraphy - Wikipedia

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    Religious texts preservation is the most common purpose for Indian calligraphy. Monastic Buddhist communities had members trained in calligraphy and shared responsibility for duplicating sacred scriptures. [34] Jaina traders incorporated illustrated manuscripts celebrating Jaina saints. These manuscripts were produced using inexpensive material ...