As one stands before the encased document written 235 years ago it is obvious that time has not been kind to the faded script written on now yellowed and fragile paper. There have and always will be ...

‘Modi’ is a medieval script that is a veritable medley of languages, containing as it does words of Marathi, Parsi, Arabic and Kannada. The script came into use when the Dharwad, Vijayapura, Belagavi ...