Landa Script
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Landa is a script that evolved from the sarada script during the 10th century. It was widely used in the northern and north-western part of India in the area comprising Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir and some parts of Baluchistan and NWFP. It was used to write Punjabi, Hindi, Sindhi, Balauchi, Kashmiri and Pashto.
In later centuries Gurmukhi script evolved from the Landa. In the late nineteenth century Sindhi started using devnagari script. And similarly people in the northern Indian started using devnagari to write hindi.
[edit] Modern User
In the modern times its being used by the small family owned businesses in Indian Punjab and some neighbouring states. They use it to hide what is being written from the customers. This helps them maintaining secrecy of their texts from a common man. People knowing this script generally are very reluctant to share its knowledge with others. Only if one works with them for few months/ years on their business and show that one is serious about the business, this knowledge is provided. But again, the use of this script by the businesses is also becoming less and less. Because the new generation has shown less interest in it. New generation feels less need around secrecy and thus not learning it.
