Structural Analysis of Nirnay Sagar Typeface Great Primer No.3


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Creator/Artist: Ashwini Phadke

Category: Communication Design

Document: Special Project

Batch: 1991-1993

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  1989-1998

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Manisha L. Phadke & Prof. R. K. Joshi


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"Various literatures like the Vedas, Shastras, epics, historical accounts, and poetry books can be printed in various ways (frequently) at a fair price."

This oath taken by Jaoji Dadaji Choudhari regarding the Nirnay Sagar Type Foundry seems appropriate.

NIRNAY SAGAR ERA

Jaoji Dadaji Choudhari (1839–1892), aka 1760, was the founder of Nirnay Sagar Type Foundry.

1848: He joined the American Mission Type Foundry at the age of ten, employed in rubbing types. I worked for ten years.

1859: The press was taken over by Exchange Press, now known as The Times of India.

1862: After one and a half years, I joined Indu Prakash Press as a typecaster.

1862: Oriental printing press; assigned work of typefounding

1864: Started his own type foundry.

1866 Indu Prakash type foundry was handed over to Jaoji, as stated in a note published in Indu Prakash (April 11, 1892).

 

Jaoji started his type foundry only after mastering the art, as he learned from Thomas Graham (as acknowledged by Ranoji Raoji Aru). Jaoji was assisted in typesetting by Ranoji Raoji Aru. Jaojis types were universally acclaimed and were in demand in many foreign countries, where they are still in use. 1868: Undertook printing of the Almanack prepared by Vithal Sakharam Agnihotri. It was a twelve-page typed document.1719: He composed Panchang Saka in the types specially cut by him, which were later printed in 1869. Nirnay Sagar Press was started with only one Super Royal hand press. The first book printed was the Garud Purana (in Sanskrit).