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Pens used by Mohammed Ghalib, the last calligrapher in Old Delhi
Traditonal pens used by Mohammed Ghalib, a katib - a traditional calligrapher in Urdu Bazaar, Old Delhi, India.Ghalib is now the last traditional calligrapher still practising his art. Urdu fonts are now largely computerised and work is almost non-existant comprising of wedding invitations and old legal documents..(photo by Stuart Freedman/InPictures via Getty Images
Author: Stuart Freedman
Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 22.1 Mpixels (63.3 MB uncompressed) - 3840x5760 pixels (12.8x19.2 in / 32.5x48.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: art, bazaar, caligrapher, calligraphy, classical, craft, Delhi, drawing, India, Islam, katib, khatib, market, Muslim, pen, script, trader, tradition, Urdu, writing
Published in: India - Delhi - In Passing