Entrusting Sharada Revival to Persian Departments: A Monumental Historical Mistake || By Bushan Parimoo || LIVE IMAGE
Originating in Kashmir and spreading widely across north-west India—including the Punjab hills and the old Gandhara region—Sharada is the supreme indigenous alphabet of ancient Kashmir. It flourished between the 8th–9th century and the 15th century, after which it was gradually replaced by the Persian script following the advent of Islam in Kashmir. Used exclusively to…
