VARANASI: Haji Irshad Ali used to write down “shahadatain” for the burial of the lifeless in his childhood. The calligrapher, who sells saris for a dwelling in Varanasi, is now handwriting the Gita in ornamental calligraphy on sheets of white cotton material with a novel ink made from soil and water from the Ganga.
His childhood love of calligraphy turned his lifelong ardour, and interest. Ali, 53, had written the Quran, Hanuman Chalisa, Vishnu Shastranaam, and the nationwide anthem on material items measuring 30×24 inches. His want to current his work to President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi, and CM Yogi Adityanath.
“It took virtually six years to finish all of the 30 paragraphs of the Quran with the handmade ink… (a mix of) soil from the Ganga, Aab-e-Zamzam (water from the Zamzam nicely), jafran (saffron) and gond (adhesive),” stated Ali. The well-known Banarasi silk brocade was used to bind the sheets right into a ebook.His newest mission is the Gita. “The one distinction is that I used Ganga jal alongside with Ganga soil and ‘gond’ (adhesive) to organize the ink for this work,” he stated.
Additionally, he took Sanskrit classes to know the Gita.
He will get a serving to hand from son Mudassir Ali.
His childhood love of calligraphy turned his lifelong ardour, and interest. Ali, 53, had written the Quran, Hanuman Chalisa, Vishnu Shastranaam, and the nationwide anthem on material items measuring 30×24 inches. His want to current his work to President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi, and CM Yogi Adityanath.
“It took virtually six years to finish all of the 30 paragraphs of the Quran with the handmade ink… (a mix of) soil from the Ganga, Aab-e-Zamzam (water from the Zamzam nicely), jafran (saffron) and gond (adhesive),” stated Ali. The well-known Banarasi silk brocade was used to bind the sheets right into a ebook.His newest mission is the Gita. “The one distinction is that I used Ganga jal alongside with Ganga soil and ‘gond’ (adhesive) to organize the ink for this work,” he stated.
Additionally, he took Sanskrit classes to know the Gita.
He will get a serving to hand from son Mudassir Ali.