Wahid Rafeeqi
Bandipora, July 30 (KNS): Anjum Ara, a 17-year-old self-taught artist from North Kashmir's Bandipora district is winning hearts of the people with her calligraphy work.
Anjum Ara, who does her calligraphy mostly in Arabic, says her hobby grew deeper since her childhood. “My calligraphy looks more like a painting. People find it very attractive. It is difficult and time-consuming to make calligraphy with painting brushes. It needs patience and focus,” she said.
Anjum Ara says calligraphy is the most intimate, private and spontaneous expressive means like a fingerprint or voice and it’s unique for every person.Anjum Ara who is a medical student of 12th grade says she wants to pursue this art along with her studies.
“Calligraphy is an art,” she says. “It’s not just writing. Artists have their own unique brush strokes slanted in different ways that people recognize as being from that particular individual.”
“Islamic calligraphy is time-consuming which is why it is different and needs a proper focus as well. It costs a lot of energy and is stationary. But I still love to do it. My parents, friends and siblings encourage me and it gives me more strength to further pursue it,” said Anjum Ara.
“Anjum Ara has a thirst to learn everything about calligraphy. We are proud of work,” said her parents. “She is passionate about her work. That is what brings sharpness in her writing,” he said.(KNS).