Learn Koshur. Write it in Sharada.
Free apps to speak Kashmiri, read and write its ancient script, and keep Kashmiri Pandit culture in daily use.
Get the apps Join the communityWhy this matters
Koshur is passed down at home, and fewer homes pass it down each year. Sharada, the script Kashmiri was written in for centuries, is now read by very few people and is hard to type on a phone.
The Koshur builds tools that make both easy to pick up: lessons for the ear, a quiz for the daily habit, and a keyboard for the script.
Language
Spoken Kashmiri lessons, with Sharada reading and writing on the way.
Script
A Sharada keyboard, so the script can be used in messages and posts.
Culture
Stories, songs, festivals and recipes from elders, recorded and shared.
The apps
All free. Android first, iPhone and iPad coming soon.
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KashurAcademy
Learn spoken Kashmiri step by step. Sharada reading and writing coming.
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KoshurQuiz
Test your Kashmiri with short quizzes, a few minutes a day.
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Sharda Keyboard
Type in Sharada on your Android phone.
Join the community
Learners, teachers and elders with stories to share are all welcome. Tell us what you want to learn, or what you can teach.
Follow Instagram and YouTube for a Kashmiri word and a Sharada letter every day.
Support the work
The Koshur is run by one person and funded from pocket. Donations will open once the trust's bank account is ready, and every rupee will be reported publicly. Write to us to be told the day it opens.