In this episode, we talk to Irena on Islamic Calligraphy and her experiences founding and running her company Baradari House of Arts & Crafts based in Lucknow.  

Irena Akbar is an entrepreneur and runs a Lucknow based company Baradari Arts focussing on the Islamic calligraphic art form.  Before founding Baradari Arts, she was a journalist at Indian Express.

We discuss

• Roots of Islamic Calligraphy
• Distinct Style of Islamic Calligraphy in India
• Current State of the Art and how it is adapting to modern technology and tastes
• Experiences running Baradari Arts

1. Baradari Arts - https://baradariarts.com/
2. Twitter - https://twitter.com/baradari_arts