Akhil Shah, associated with Gurukulam in Sabarmati, provided insights into the intricate process of creating these golden books, revealing that one page with gold ink costs about Rs 7,000.

The way you hold your penholder, pressure, nib size, ink consistency, movements of the hand and arm, it all makes the calligraphy unique. Before you know it, you’ve created something new.

An curved arrow pointing right. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold ...

A Song dynasty ink rubbing of it can be found in the collection of Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Art Museum. Peggy Ho Pik-ki, research fellow at the museum, tells Richard Lord how it changed ...