𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲 Kaithi

Kaithi 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲, also called Kayathi (𑂍𑂨𑂟𑂲) or Kayasthi (𑂍𑂰𑂨𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂲) or Kayastani (not to be confused with the film Kaithi), is a historical Brahmic script historically used across parts of Northern and Eastern India. It was prevalent in regions corresponding to modern-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. The script was primarily utilized for legal, administrative, and private records and was adapted for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, including Angika, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Hindustani, Maithili, Magahi, and Nagpuri. (Source)

Kaithi.org is an attempt to bring people, information, and the script's rich content together.

Write in Kaithi:

We have a page that transcribes हिन्दी to 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲. Click here.

If you wish to write in Kaithi (𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲) on your digital device, you can download the Font (Noto Sans Kaithi) from Google Fonts and use in your digital documents.

Publications:

1. A Handbook to the Kaithi Character. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co. (1899, George A. Grierson)

2. Proposal to Encode the Kaithi Script in ISO/IEC 10646 (Dec 13, 2007, Anshuman Pandey)

3. Nitish kumar Sends Officials Back to Classroom to Learn Kaithi (www.theprint.in)

4. The Unicode Standard, Chapter 15.2: Kaithi. (March 2020, Unicode Consortium)

5. कहीं पन्नों में दफन न हो जाए कैथी (www.inextlive.com)

If you know people who can write in 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲, or have Kaithi literature, or manuscript to contribute, or want to collaborate on this project, please reach out to us at: 2kaithi.org@gmail.com