Writing

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

Home to over 1,000 street signs, this museum offers visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

A museum that houses a collection of stenography machines plus dozens of books, photographs, and guides to shorthand languages from around the world.

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.