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The Musalman is possibly the last handwritten newspaper in the world. Four professional calligraphers spend three hours on each page every single day to put out this daily paper.
While it's a Muslim newspaper, it's also a beacon of liberalism in South Asia, employing both women and non-Muslims. Two of the four katibs (calligraphers) are women and the chief reporter is Hindu. Indian royalty and poets often visit the paper to offer content and accolades.
The following images portray The Musalman's modest office as the paper's staff puts together the next day's newspaper.
Left: Every day in Chennai, India, professional calligraphers called katibs handwrite The Musalman newspaper, established in 1927. Each page is written in Urdu, a language spoken by a small minority of the Wity's population.
Photo: Scott Carney
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For somebody who has terrible hand writting (me) this is just amazing. With such care and advanced skills, who needs computers? |
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