Introduction
What the Sharda script is, why it is sacred to Kashmir, and how the Kendra is working to keep it alive.
Shardalipi Section
शारदा लिपि
The ancient script of wisdom
Sharda is the script in which the learning, scriptures and manuscripts of Kashmir were written, a sacred link to Maa Sharda and her seat of knowledge. The Kendra teaches it again to a new generation.
श र दा
Once written across the temples, birch-bark manuscripts and learning of the valley, the Sharda script fell into disuse as the community was displaced. Reviving it is reviving memory itself, the Kendra runs structured courses, workshops and a growing archive so the script lives on in hands, not only in museums.
Inside the section
Everything you need to begin
Registration
Enrol to learn Sharda Lipi through the Kendra's structured course.
Lessons
Graded Shardalipi lessons, from letterforms to reading manuscripts.
Students' Corner
Practice material, achievements and a space for learners to grow.
Audios & Videos
Recorded guidance for pronunciation, recitation and script practice.
Manuscripts
Shardalipi manuscripts studied and preserved at the Centre.
The section also gathers the community's wider record, programmes, festivals, publications, media coverage, achievements, workshops and photographs, around the script and its revival.
Seva · Sanskriti · Shiksha
Learn the Sharda script
Register for the Shardalipi course and receive lessons, practice material and access to the Kendra's audio-video guides and manuscripts.