gr…lrhrnr„ Ks’eDUrxk ÇKrmdrk g“rerkUr AxdKUr RsUl oio“r„ ArKtY”ü ÇaiZ: gr…lr f‹Uü G sgnx„ j†rkr sKQuUr sP‹Zrhrgdr KxkxQd, Z†rkr Agm“B Arirxbk ox¼ GKiZ pxgd ùj er–PrZ“ Çjus¥sgbxbk ewsagtUr g‚ otsiZ eskoxkkü ùKglir² D±k ArxiskKr I BIxkrxek hrnrªslB Z†rxbk KrxQ jxaØü Ad“ ogrB ùjd ewsagtk ArIZrk grBxk - Zr dr pxl Z†rkr iuK I gsckü hrnrk Çx„rRd ùjd Z†rxbk arKxZ ùdBü Ixbk ewsagtk eskotir jsbI o’ÇsZ mÎuKMsZxZ gws¶ erxˆQ, Zrk Kl“rY KZKrl exk hrkZ gr gr…lrxbxmk iZ ZwZt„ sgxmšk ùbmªslk KrxR Aroxg - GKir² Z†rkrB Zr Aduird KkxZ erkxgdü BsZixc“ Arikr pr-sexZ“m Kxk ùPx„ arsK Kxg Ixbk Kwer pxgü hrgxZI Ku‹Vr p„ü [For a brief historical note on Bengali typography, please refer to an article by John Hudson of International Typeface Corporation which is basically a book review on research publication by Fiona G.E. Ross, Printed Bengali Character and its Evolution, 1999, Curzon Press UK for her Ph. D. degree at School of Oriental and African Studies, London].

 Wo_ ùaxK Gd. sU. 

gZ”ird ùlLK sdxR Çjus¥sgb dd, Ks’eDUrk sgxmn® gr Ks’eDUrk ùÇrMŸrirk Z ddBü sK¿u gr…lr hrnr g“gprxkk Çx„rRdxgrxc, sdxRxKB MlbNi” px„ ùÇrMŸrsi… smxL gr…lr I„W” ùÇrxook yZkt Kxk KrR PrlrxZ px„sQlü G glsQ Kx„K gQk ArxMk Kar - ùoB Wo_-3 jLd sQl RMxZk s·Zt„ grBxglü Zrkek KZªsl Wo_ I.Go. RM‡ix½ dwZ“ Kxk ùMlü Gkek Gl DBdxWrR - Gl Arirxbk Rd“ sgxmšk oKl ouxjrxMk Rrdrlr Luxl sbxZü pr Kerl, Gl WùokB iZ GK WRd ùKrW ùeR ox¼ sdx„ü L†uxR L†uxR p„krd - ùKrar„ ùg¼sl ùKrW ùeR? ùKrarI Zrk psbo erI„r ùMl drü Gl DBd 95 - guSlri Ggrk Ark ùK ùVKr„ - DBd irxd Ggrk R„lrh pxgBü sK¿u grOrslk Kerl imrB, sRZg glxlB sK Ark R„ p„? ÇZ“rmrk ùgludUr Puexm ùMl gkrgksU ùjid p„ü Gk ixc“ sgl ùMBU_o_ Argrk cux„r Zulxld Gd_. sU. AroxQ - h„ ùdB - Ggrk BDsdxKrW sgscixZ orkrsgxmšk f‹U arKxQü KZ gr…lr slLxZ PrI? hrglri grexk, 256 ùaxK GxKgrxk 65,536 K“rxk¤rk ù˜eo - ùKÔrfxZ!

sK¿u gr…lrk bu:sLdt gY”irlrk Kerxl RuUl ir² 128sU Arodü Zrkixc“ Argrk AxdK ArodB mvd“! ùMBU_o_ imrBx„k PrixPxbk ùbrn sbB dr - KÏsUk grkUr grsRx„xQd BDsdxKrW Kd_osU”„iü sK¿u GKUuLrsd LsZx„ ùbLxl ùbLxZ erxgd Gk e–PrxZ ArxQ hrkZt„ BsÜ - Indian Standard Codes for Information Interchange (ISCII - Indian counterpart of ASCII). G sgnx„ Arirk ®rxdk eskok sglqY otsiZ! ZrB Arsi sKQuxZB guSxZ erksQdr GB otsiZ Aroxd gY”irlrk ùKrd_ ùKrd_ gY”xK ùKrar„ gorB - Ark ùKrd_ªxlrxK - Areb gxl sgxb„ Ksk! siDsRK“rl ùP„rk Kkxl ùKid p„? msdgrxk m'x„k QusU, ksggrxk k'x„k, i¼lgrxk i'x„k ... BZ“rsb! sK gxld?

 sgirZr BDsdxKrW 

jus¥ ùbLrd px„xQ, fx‹U ju¥rqxkk Rr„Mr krLrk bkKrk sK - Agçr guxS Çxoso… lsRK sbx„ IUr ùgirlui sf©_ Kkr jrxgü ùgm Z, sK¿u sK ùoB Çxoso… lsRK? Arsi og I„sK”… ùeerk ex‚ DVxZ ersksd GLdI - ùKrd oéb„ erVK jsb G-sgnx„ ArxlrKerZ KkxZ erxkd, Zxg DeKwZ pgü grb sblri Çxoso… lsRxKk Kar - ArRI Arikr GKsUI BDsdxKrW AduMZ gr…lr f‹U grRrxk ùbLxZ erBsd - GUr sK hul crkdr? Krxkr Rrdr arKxl Rrdrxgd gxlB Armr KksQü

ArRKrl AxdK gr…lr f‹U ùgskx„xQ gxU - sK¿u ogB buxck orc ùNrxl ùiUrxdrk iZü Gxbk ogrB BDsdxKrW ArBd Aird“ Kxk ùÜr„rUrk KkxQ - Axd“k RsixZü GdxKrsW… ˜U“r‹WrW”-Gk grlrB ùdB - ùj ùjLrxd erkxQ Prl ZulxQü ùQrULrxUr grZrxoB og iuL augx‚ irsUxZ luUrxgü Der„ sK?

 Kt-ùgrW” KoksZ 

Ggrk ArosQ Kt-ùgrW” gr gY”flxKk Kar„ü G-og ùÜr„rUrsk… fx‹Uk ùjxpZu ktsZ Adujr„t ùKrdI sVKrdr drB ( no standard encoding rules are followed ), 104-sUk ùKrd_ ùgrZrisU sUexl ùKrd_ gY”sUk Çog pxg, Zrk ùKrdI ir-gre ùdBü Aredrk Ks’eDUrxk AsZ Mxg”k ox¼ ùj gr…lr f‹UsU sgkrR KkxQd, ixd KÒd ZrxZ Aresd Kok‡ Kxk Kx„KsU ùgrZri sUxe ùQxlxK smLrxld GBhrxg Aedrk drisU slLxZ p„ü g“o! PZuk ùQxl Aredrk - gÁuk grs‚xZ sMx„ flrI Kxk Zrxbk Ks’eDUrxkk gr…lr fx‹U IB IB og ùgrZri sUxe Aredrk drisU Msg”Z px„B slxL ùbLrl - grexk, gÁuát ùbxL Z AsM™mÏ”r - Gid gLrxU ùQxl! Ks’eDUrxk gxo gxo Mrsl-MrlrR og ArI‚rxˆQ! Aredrk irar„ prZ!

GUrB pl Pki sgÊrU! Zxg prl Qr‚xl Plxg drü Aredrkr GsMx„ Aroudü Arikr hrkZt„ ß“r‹WrW” bÅk Ark BDsdxKrW Kd_osU”„xik bkgrk Kkgü Arirxbk brgt Zuxl ckgü

Aredrxbk iZriZ Rrdrxl Arikr Lumt pgü