A for Akshar: India through its Letterforms is an online tour celebrating the visual and linguistic diversity of India through its rich typographic heritage. From palm leaf manuscripts and multilingual movie posters to vintage type specimens and everyday ephemera, the tour showcases how letterforms across scripts have shaped—and been shaped by—culture, politics, and technology. With over 22 official languages and a variety of writing systems, India’s graphic landscape is layered, expressive, and ever-evolving. Join us to explore the beauty, complexity, and history of Indian scripts, and discover how they continue to inform design practices and storytelling across the subcontinent.
Our docents for this online tour are Tanya George and Sidharth Jaishankar.
This tour was made possible by a generous grant from Hauser & Wirth.