The graffiti seeking vote for M B Rajesh invited flak on social media for the ‘use of Arabic for minority appeasement’. However, the script used in the graffiti was Arabi Malayalam, a variant form of ...

The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...

Inscription in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2021. Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner to convey ...

Achyut Palav, 66, the Mumbai-based Marathi master calligrapher who was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025, recalls the day when his Class VIII teacher assigned him the task of writing ‘Thought for ...

Meandering through the eerily quiet and narrow sand paths of Wadi al-Salam, lined on either side with graves speckled to the horizon and beyond, you’ll see colourful Arabic calligraphy adorning the ...