Script - Kaithi
Kaithi is a historical script used primarily for writing legal, administrative, and commercial documents in northern India, particularly in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh, from the 16th century into the early 20th century. It was widely employed by clerks and merchants for records such as land deeds, accounts, and court proceedings, serving as a cursive alternative to more formal scripts like Devanagari. The script features distinct letterforms for consonants and vowels, with some characters resembling Nagari but showing greater angularity and simplified strokes. Though its official use declined under British colonial rule, Kaithi remains an important cultural artifact, and its Unicode encoding supports digital preservation and scholarly study of historical documents written in this regional script.