Karani script

Karani script Karaṇī akṣara କରଣି ଅକ୍ଷର
Karani script sample from Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 1700 - 1900s CE[1]
Languages	Odia language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Odia script (cursive style) Karani script
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Karani script (Odia: କରଣି ଅକ୍ଷର) (also Chata script ଛଟା ଅକ୍ଷର) was a cursive/calligraphic style variant of Odia script^[2][3][4] developed by the Karana (କରଣ) community/ the scribes (professional writer-class) of the Odia royal courts. It was used in the pre-Independence Orissa (Odisha) region of British India and was primarily used by the Karana community who were working for administrative purposes, documentation and keeping records in the royal courts of the Odia princely states (Orissa Tributary States). The name Karani is derived from the metal stylus, Karani that was used for writing on palm leaf.^[5][6]

Use in Odia script

Gallery

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  Karani script sample from Jnanamandala
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  Karani script sample from Jnanamandala
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  Karani script letters
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  Karani script letters
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  Karani writing

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