Urdu calligraphy

Qamar Dagar is Keeping Urdu Calligraphy Alive and Giving Words a Body

Delhi-based calligrapher Qamar Dagar, India’s most celebrated pictorial calligrapher and Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee, transforms Urdu and Hindi script into living images, and she’s fighting to ensure the art form survives the digital age.