They say you are bound to run into a Malayali wherever in the world you go, and this versatility extends to the delicate whorls of the Malayalam script too, says calligraphy artist Narayanan ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Asked to point out some of his best works is probably the stupidest question one can pose to Narayana Bhattathiri, a name synonymous with Malayalam calligraphy. Rather than point ...

“Kambilipothappu, Kambilipothappu!!” (woollen blankets, woollen blankets!!) — so screamed the words scribbled on a minimalistic poster, alluding to a famous line from the Malayalam film Ramji Rao ...

Sixty-five-year-old Narayana Bhattithiri is gentle and very soft spoken. But there is nothing gentle about his love for calligraphy. For him, that is an all-consuming passion. A Jikji Prize winner for ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam calligrapher Narayana Bhattathiri has been appointed honorary director of the World Calligraphy Association, becoming the first Indian to hold the position. The ...