About Us
The Calligraphy Foundation (TCF) is a government-registered trust established in 2021 with a national vision to preserve, promote, and pedagogically revive the scriptural traditions of India through the medium of calligraphy. Rooted in the cultural ethos of Akhshara, TCF operates at the confluence of art, education, and heritage, providing a structured platform for artists, researchers, and educators working with Indian and international scripts.
Over the past three years, TCF has evolved into a pan-India community of over 7,500 artists and practitioners who engage with the written form not only as an art but as a civilizational archive. Through its initiatives—ranging from exhibitions and public demonstrations to structured training programs like the Calligraphy Teacher Training Programme (CTTP)—the Foundation has worked consistently to create sustainable and academically rigorous engagement with writing traditions.
Our mission is to build a national ecosystem that celebrates script as identity, calligraphy as pedagogy, and writing as a creative act of cultural memory. Whether through awareness-building festivals such as Akshar Mahotsav, Sulekhan Kala Pradarshini, school-level initiatives like Navankur Sulekhan, or our academic collaborations with leading universities.
Mission
- To build an inclusive and intergenerational community of calligraphers and script practitioners
- To preserve and promote the diverse scriptural traditions of India through education, public engagement, and research
- To establish calligraphy as a viable career path, integrated into design education, heritage studies, and cultural institutions
Vision
We envision a world where calligraphy transcends linguistic and geographical boundaries, flourishing as a globally recognized and academically anchored art form, supported by a vibrant ecosystem of artists, educators, and scholars.
Goals
The Calligraphy Foundation is committed to developing a resilient and dynamic calligraphy community across India by:
- Creating platforms that connect calligraphers from diverse artistic, linguistic, and academic backgrounds
- Offering script-specific mentorship, archival resources, and structured training modules
- Encouraging the scholarly exploration of Indian scripts—from their historical development to their contemporary applications
- Supporting interdisciplinary engagement between calligraphy and fields such as design, linguistics, education, and visual culture.
- Nurturing a new generation of artist-educators through empathetic and experience-based mentorship models
our team
Raghunita Gupta
Managing Director
Rajeev Prakash
Art Director
Abhishek Vardhan
Executive Director
Arif Khan
Communication Designer
Ekta Chahar
Program Manager (Workshop)
Avni Khurana
Program Manager (Membership)
Enal Jain
Program Manager (Newsletter)
Honorary Members
