Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

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Participants engage in a Korean calligraphy competition as part of the events marking the 578th Hangul Day, a national ...

In South Korea, they do so on October 9, close to the date on which the script was officially promulgated by the king. Because of the sheer sophistication and elegance of the Korean alphabet, Hangul ...

What's the Persian alphabet like? Have a go at spelling out your name and perhaps your address in Persian. Here's the alphabet and how to pronounce it.

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Polymath, film director and artist Muzaffar Ali’s Farasnama at Bikaner House in Delhi is a serenade to the legend of the ...

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