June 12, 2007

Urdu Calligraphy Not Quite So Endangered

A few days ago I mentioned a post on an Urdu newspaper in Chennai that was said to be the last outpost of handwritten Urdu. Reader Sydney Mark Heyne has brought to our attention this post, which contends that most Urdu printed works are actually made from handwritten masters and discusses the current state of Urdu printing.

Posted by Bill Poser at June 12, 2007 06:51 PM