The Modi alphabet was invented during the 17th century to write the Marathi language of Maharashtra. It is a variant of the Devanāgarī alphabet. The Modi alphabet was used until 1950 when it was replaced by the Devanāgarī alphabet. However, there is a movement to revive the use of the Modi script.
Download an alphabet chart for Modi (Excel)
A sacred poem "Pasayadan (पसायदान)" written by popular sage, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (ज्ञानेश्वर महाराज).
A poem written in honour of king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज)
Sample texts provided by Siddharth
Information about the Modi script
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi_script
https://learnmodi.blogspot.com/
Modi font by Somesh Bartakke (hemadree.zip)
http://guruvision.in/downloads/
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