Sanskrit Character Dataset

The Sanskrit Character Dataset includes 44 classes of handwritten Sanskrit characters, designed to support research in optical character recognition (OCR) and machine learning for ancient languages. Each class represents a unique Sanskrit letter, collected in various handwriting styles to ensure diversity and robustness. For each class, 50 to 80 images are included. To ensure diversity and real-world applicability, the letters were written in various handwriting styles. The dataset is designed to facilitate research in the field of ancient script recognition, particularly focusing on handwriting variability and pattern recognition. To create this dataset, 8 students each handwrote samples for all 44 classes of Sanskrit characters. Afterward, we carefully photographed each image.