Ardhanagari

Ardhanagari (also: Arddhanagari, Bhatachhari, or Bhattachari), an abugida, was a mixture of Nagari, used in Malwa, particularly Ujjain, and Siddha Matrika or the Siddham script, a variant of the Sharada script used in Kashmir.[1][2] In northwest India, the script was used in Bathinda, Sindh, and Western Punjab. It is one of the proponent scripts that Gurmukhi is theorized as being derived from, which is argued by G. B. Singh.[3] The script was mentioned by Al-Biruni:[4]

"The alphabet used for Sindhi language in Southern Sindh towards sea- coast, was 'Malwari. In Bahmanva (al- Mansurah), 'Saindhva Script' was most commonly used. Lari writing system was in use in Lar Desha, whereas 'Ardhanagari Script' was commonly used by the people of Bhatia area and other parts of Sindh."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Vishveshvaranand Indological Journal. Vol. 10. Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute. 1972. pp. 118–119.
  2. ↑ Walter H. Maurer. “On the Name Devanāgarī.” Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 96, no. 1, 1976, pp. 101–04. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/599893. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026. Retrieved via: https://www.jstor.org/stable/599893
  3. ↑ Sindhu, P. S. (1 August 2023). "5.4 Evolution of Punjabi Language". Evolution of India and Indianness: From Hydrogen Atom to Mohenjo Daro Racing to Digital World. Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. pp. 130–134. ISBN 9789356763340.
  4. ↑ Purswani, Gangaram Shamdas (23 September 2020). "Khudabadi Script for Sindhi Language". Khudabadisonara. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Allana, Ghulam Ali (2009). Sindhi Language and Literature at a Glance (PDF). Hyderabad: Sindhi Language Authority. p. 148. ISBN 978-969-8194-78-9.


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