Hosting Sri Raju Fonts on GitHub
Hosting Sriraju Fonts on GitHub – A Step Toward Kannada Font Sustainability
Recently, I came across the Sriraju Kannada Font Family, which was originally shared online in 2019 by Sugata Srinivasaraju, a respected bilingual writer and journalist. The typeface was designed by Nagalingappa Badiger, a talented artist, illustrator, and type designer.
When I saw the fonts were available only via a Google Drive link, I felt the need to preserve them in a more sustainable and accessible way. Google Drive links can get broken, lost, or buried over time. For a typeface as meaningful as Sriraju, that would be a loss.
So, I decided to take a small step to help.
What I Did ?
I created an unofficial GitHub repository to host the full font family here:
🔗 github.com/imarunck/Sri-Raju-Fonts
The repository includes:
- All 6 font files (Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Stencil, Stencil Italic)
- A specimen folder with a preview image
- A clear README.md with credits and description
- Proper folder structure and file names
- Attribution to Sugata Srinivasaraju as the publisher
- Proper credit to Nagalingappa Badiger as the typeface designer
I kept everything simple, clean, and respectful. The fonts are not modified — just better organized and made accessible in a developer- and designer-friendly way.
Why It Matters ?
I care deeply about the Kannada language and script. As someone studying graphics and animation and also designing Kannada typefaces, I believe we need to preserve and share our visual language tools in sustainable ways.
Many Kannada fonts are scattered across blogs, PDFs, or download links with no long-term hosting. This makes it hard for designers, developers, and students to discover and use them in creative projects.
Putting fonts like Sriraju on platforms like GitHub helps:
- Preserve them for the future
- Make them version-controlled and open
- Encourage others to use Kannada in digital spaces
Response from Sugata Srinivasaraju
After I finished setting up the repository, I wrote a short email to Shri Sugata Srinivasaraju to let him know about it. He replied warmly:
“Thank you so much. This is fantastic. Best wishes,
-Sugata”
That small note meant a lot to me.
Acknowledgments
Font Design: Nagalingappa Badiger
Publisher: Sugata Srinivasaraju
Preservation & GitHub Repo: Arun C Kallappanavar
Thank you for reading.
— Arun C Kallappanavar
🐙 github.com/imarunck
