History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1432

By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)

Kirti Shah was multitalented and multi hobbies person. He used to take keen interest in technical aspect as in electricity, type writing and many more. He had good collection of telescopes in his collection. He produced search light and bioscope himself. Kirti shah used to repair himself the electric wires and appliances himself.

He used to take great interest in Typing and was frustrated that there was no Hindi type writer. According to philosopher, writer, freedom fighter, ex-Central Minister Bhakta Darshan, the progressive Tehri King invented Hindi Typewriter first and tried many times. Later on Kirti Shah sold the right of Hindi Typewriter to Remington Rad Company. (2)

Hindi language lovers will always remember great king Kirti Shah for his invention of Hindi Typewriter

Great Historian Shiv Prasad Dabral praised the great acts by Kirti Shah for inventing Hindi Type Writer first time in Typewriter History (1)

It is great proud for all Garhwalis that King Kirti Shah invented Devnagari (Hindi) Typewriter,

References

1-Dabral S., Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition), Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda, (1999) page 195

2-- Bhakta Darshan (1952), published by Bhakta Darshan Lansdowne, page 190 (The book is available on Internet as free PDF)

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