Learning basic strokes lays the groundwork of calligraphy. Practice basic shapes like upstrokes, downstrokes, ovals, loops, ...

Recently awarded with Padma Shri, Achyut Palav, the calligraphy artist exudes simplicity in his talk and approach. He is ...

Because paper was so expensive, for many centuries letters were usually just folded ... tissue paper aerograms dating from the 1930s. You write the letter, fold it, lick some gummed flaps ...

Guest: Miriam Pawel is an award-winning reporter and editor who spent twenty-five years working for Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography.

The Post welcomes letters up to 250 words on topics of general interest. Letters must include full name, home address, day and evening phone numbers, and may be edited for length, grammar and ...