Ananda K. Maharjan

NAMASTE! I'm a Graphic Designer / Type Designer from Nepal. I create Newa - Nepal Lipi, Ranjana, Devanagari and Latin fonts. I also design movie posters and web UI and mobile designs. Currently, Creative Head at Hamro Patro, Smart Ideas and Callijatra. This blog is dedicated to Calligraphy & Typography - Nepal scripts, Devanagari, Prachalit and Ranjana Lipi Newa scripts.  Email: [email protected]

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Simple Ranjana strokes for practice with a dot pen, sign pen, or marker. Try writing Ranjana in a simplified, easy-to-learn style.

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Jaari 2 Official Posters Dayahang Rai and Miruna Magar Asoj3 Dashain release 19 sept Directed by Upendra Subba

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Batulo Joon बाटुलो जून - Nepali Movie Poster 1st look Anmol KC and Princy Khatiwoda @nepalifonts

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PushpaLata Nepali movie announcement Posters - Written and Directed by Sunil Neure #Devanagari #NepaliMovie #Posters

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JAARI 2 - SONG OF CHYABRUNG

‘जारी’ चलचित्रको उल्लेखनीय सफलता पश्चात हाम्रो टिमले नयाँ उत्साहका साथ ‘जारी’ को नयाँ संस्करण ‘जारी २’ निर्माण हुने जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौं !

#Jaari2 #NepaliMovie

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Nithya Ranjana has won prestigious "Award of Excellence" in the Communication Arts Typography Annual 2025! Congratulations to all the designers! @_tathagata._ @noopurdatye @aannda Thank you Ek Type and Callijatra for their extensive support.

Communication Arts s #typography#typedesign #awards #typeface #nepal

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Ranjana Kutakshar कर्मयोग, क्रियायोग, ज्ञानयोग, भक्तियोग 𑐎𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐫𑑀𑐐, 𑐎𑑂𑐬𑐶𑐫𑐵𑐫𑑀𑐐, 𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵𑐣𑐫𑑀𑐐, 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟𑐶𑐫𑑀𑐐 karmayoga, kriyāyoga, jñānayoga, bhaktiyoga more Kutakshar: https://www.instagram.com/kutakshar

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Rajagunj - Pooja, Sir Nepal release poster

A film by Deepak Rauniyar

Cast: Dayahang Rai, Asha Magrati, Bijay Baral, Nikita Chandak In cinemas 14 March

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I was honored to receive the "Jyapu Youth Talent Award" in the Art and Design category at the 21st National Jyapu Diwas 2081 event in Basantapur. Special Thanks to Jyapu Culture Development Trust, Jyapu Mahaguthi Nepa Thank you Sunita Dangol for invaluable support and guidance. Thank you Callijatra Team

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I am deeply honored to be recognized by Ad Club Nepal, Advertising Association of Nepal for my contributions to Font Designs, and the preservation of Ranjana Lipi and Nepal Lipi. A heartfelt thank you to my incredible team at Callijatra and to all the artists, designers, and calligraphy enthusiasts who are passionate about our cultural legacy. Together, let's continue reviving and celebrating the beauty of Nepal's ancient scripts!

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Nepalakshara - Nepal Calligraphy Festival 2024 Celebrating Scripts of Nepal | 2nd edition 31st August 2024 - 1st Sept 2024 Nepal Art council, Kathmandu Organized by Callijatra and calligraphy Nepal

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Mahajatra official posters !! Directed by Pradip Bhattarai Poster design: Ananda K. Maharjan Typo: Royal Bhimsen IN Cinemas March22

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GAUN AAYEKO BATO - A Film by Nabin Subba A Road to a Village Theatrical Official Posters DAYAHANG RAI - PASHUPATI RAI - PRASAN RAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTmw6VS7w0&t=8s

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MANSARRA - Nepali movie posters A Film by Upendra Subba Starring Dayahang Rai, Miruna Magar, Praveen Khatiwoda and Menka Pradhan

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Super excited for our new release – Nithya Ranjana! A typeface based on the calligraphic style of Ranjana script from Nepal. Sponsored by Murali K. Prahalad, Ph.D. Designed by Tathagata Biswas and Noopur Datye (Ek Type) with support from Ananda K. Maharjan (Callijatra)

Nithya Ranjana is a typeface based on the calligraphic Ranjana script practiced in Nepal. Ranjana originated sometime between the 8-11th centuries and is used to write Sanskrit and Nepal Bhasa. It was mainly used for writing Buddhist and Hindu texts in South Asia and is also used for cultural contexts by the Newar people of the Kathmandu valley in Nepal. It has a rich legacy in manuscript calligraphy, stone inscriptions, wood engravings and paintings, but it has had limited digital representation due to its complexity and lack of Unicode support.

The challenge in creating the Nithya Ranjana font was to strike a balance between Ranjana's heritage and contemporary requirements. Apart from vowels, consonants, numerals and punctuation marks, Nithya Ranjana supports 750+ unique conjuncts used in Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit and Pali. It includes an additional 500+ character-specific matra forms and matra-specific character forms to correctly and elegantly represent its many unique combinations. It has four stylistic sets, one each for alternate conjuncts and above base matras, and two for 40 Kutakshar forms (monogram-style word marks) making it ideal for historical and contemporary usage.

The Ranjana script does not have Unicode support to date. Hence, this typeface is currently available in 2 versions – Nithya Ranjana DU (based on Devanagari Unicode) and Nithya Ranjana NU (based on Newa Unicode). We hope to update it to Ranjana Unicode as and when the proposal for Ranjana Unicode is accepted.

This project was initiated and sponsored by Murali K. Prahalad, Ph.D. His interest in helping create a modern font for Ranjana is deeply linked to his passion for preserving the world’s Sanskrit heritage for future generations by ensuring the successful transition of Sanskrit into the digital world. He has a keen interest in scripts that facilitated the spread of Sanskrit literature and knowledge across Asia. This font is named after his eldest daughter Nithya, for whose generation he hopes to preserve this tradition.

Nithya Ranjana is designed, engineered and maintained by Ek Type, India with support from Callijatra, Nepal. Key contributors of this project are Tathagata Biswas (Type Design), Noopur Datye (Type Design), Ananda K. Maharjan (Script Expert) and Sarang Kulkarni (Project Management).

Download: https://github.com/EkType/Nithya-Ranjana/

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Degree Maila Official Posters #DayahangRai #AanchalSharma A film by Ram Babu Gurung

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Callijatra Team has been awarded for our dedicated efforts in reviving traditional scripts in Nepal! On "World Endangered Writing Day, Jan 23," We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the "The Endangered Alphabets Project" for recognizing the significance of preserving linguistic diversity. This achievement wouldn't have been possible without the passion and hard work of our incredible team. Together, we're committed to safeguarding the rich cultural heritage embedded in these scripts. Thank you Tim Brookes, Atlas of Endangered Alphabets, for this prestigious acknowledgment! 🙏🏽📚 #ScriptRevival #CulturalHeritage #TeamCallijatra #WorldEndangeredWritingDay #Ranjana #NepalLipi #Callijatra