JAMMU: Jammu’s prestigious Kala Kendra on Friday hosted the first-ever three-day Sharda calligraphy painting exhibition based on consciousness and Kashmir Shaivism, with Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo announcing the start of a diploma course in Sharda calligraphy.

Dulloo inaugurated the three-day exhibition of 50 paintings based on Sharda calligraphy by eminent artist Subash C Razdan at the G R Santosh gallery here.

The Sharda script is an ancient writing system that originated in the Kashmir region and was historically used to write Sanskrit and Kashmiri, along with other languages of the western Himalayas.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief secretary said that the exhibition is unique as it highlights Sharda, the ancient Kashmiri script with a history of a thousand years.

Dulloo emphas

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