Odia script in a nutshell

The Origin and Development of Odia Script
Bijayalaxmi Dash
Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India

Abstract: The topic paleography of Odisha is more valuable,
apprehended in the widespread framework of Indian
paleography. Obliviously for the sake of ambidextrous culture
atmosphere of Indian civility. But variety of scripts in India is one
and only a posterior advancement. Though entire territorial
scripts used present day, as has been generally accepted, are
developed out of an initially similar script, i.e. the brahmi script.
The script was approximately used in a larger part of India under
the mauryas rule (3rd century B.C) and is presently endorsed as
the originator of all the provincial scripts of India. The calligraphy
transmutation comes to a destination in various rotating periods
through the era. In this paper I have discussed the origin and
development of odia script.
Keywords: Paleography, Ambidextrous culture, Territorial
script.

1. Introduction
Odisha was never a consistent section perpetually of her by
gone history. It was colonized by the peoples of kalinga, odra,
Tosali, Kongoda, Kosala, Trikalinga, Utkala etc… 
Even though the political barriers of these kingdoms and
territories vacillated from time to time. According to the
competence of the ruling empires, the terrain of their centre’s
and their partial allocations abided particularly unaltered from
the 4th-5th to 11th-12th Centuries.

2. Conclusion
This paper presented on overview on the origin and
development of Odia script.

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