"The black calligraphic ink made from soot that he uses is Japanese, and the coloured inks come from Germany."

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Even such a professional calligrapher uses Japanese sumi ink.

▶ ‘Art of calligraphy will never decline in Pakistan due to Holy Quran’

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1178111-art-of-calligraphy-will-never-decline-in-pakistan-due-to-holy-quran

#Nastaliq #Arabic #Calligraphy #Pakistan

‘Art of calligraphy will never decline in Pakistan due to Holy Quran’

At around 11am on Saturday morning at a house in Shah Faisal Colony, seven to eight women are sitting around a table. They have come here from diverse and even faraway areas, including Defence and...

The News International

btw, even such a professional calligrapher and his ustad also says that other than Nastaleeq, do more other Arabic scripts...

It's sad for me. Then other than Pakistanis, who can inherit the Lahori Nastaliq and previous (seems like already dying) Dehelvi Nastaliq...? 🥺

#Nastaliq #Nastaleeq #Calligraphy #Pakistan

The other day, I posted also on fb about this concerning & complaint for Pakistani Nastaliq with this link.

One professional calligrapher in Lahore - who is rare Pakistani calligrapher who keeps presenting only Nastaliq occasionally, and I am always admired his work - he noticed my poor urdu post and told his dedication especially for Lahori Nalstaliq.

I am seriously glad that he showed it to such a strange unknown ghair mulki novice calligrapher like me. 🥲

#Urdu #Nastaliq #Pakistan