The Kalinga script or Southern Nagari is a Brahmic script used in the region of what is now modern-day Odisha, India and was primarily used to write Odia language in the inscriptions of the kingdom of
Devendravarma (Ganga), Sanskrit in Mixed Kalinga script, 9th century AD. Copper plates, exhibited in the National Museum, New Delhi, India
Pre Brahmi Script of Vikramkhol Inscription, Odisha
Development of Odia Scripts
Odia is a classical Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts
Kalinga script
…The Kalinga script or Southern Nagari is a Brahmic script used in the region of what is now modern-day Odisha, India and was primarily used to write Odia language in the inscriptions of the kingdom of Kalinga which was under the reign of early Eastern Ganga dynasty. By the 12th century, with the defeat of the…
Trilingual signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English
Urajam inscription in Old Odia, royal charter of Eastern Ganga dynasty (1051 CE)
A detailed chart depicting evolution of the Odia script as displayed in a museum at Ratnagiri, Odisha
3AD Baranga grant of Umarabana written in Kalinga script