Indian calligraphy

On the subject of Indian calligraphy, writes: Aśoka's edicts (c. 265–238 BC) were committed to stone. These inscriptions are stiff and angular in form. Following the Aśoka style of Indic writing, two new calligraphic types appear: Kharoṣṭī and Brāhmī. Kharoṣṭī was used in the northwestern regions of India from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century of the Christian Era, and it was used in Central Asia until the 8th century. (Note, the birch bark mentioned above is of the Indian Birch, locally called Bhojpatra (patra being leaf/bark/sheet in Sanskrit).)

Indian calligraphy

On the subject of Indian calligraphy, writes: Aśoka's edicts (c. 265–238 BC) were committed to stone. These inscriptions are stiff and angular in form. Following the Aśoka style of Indic writing, two new calligraphic types appear: Kharoṣṭī and Brāhmī. Kharoṣṭī was used in the northwestern regions of India from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century of the Christian Era, and it was used in Central Asia until the 8th century. (Note, the birch bark mentioned above is of the Indian Birch, locally called Bhojpatra (patra being leaf/bark/sheet in Sanskrit).)