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| language: |
| - hi |
| license: other |
| task_categories: |
| - optical-character-recognition |
| - image-classification |
| - computer-vision |
| tags: |
| - handwriting |
| - devanagari |
| - hindi |
| - ocr |
| - document-intelligence |
| - computer-vision |
| pretty_name: Hindi Handwriting Dataset (Sample) |
| size_categories: |
| - n<1K |
| --- |
| |
| # Hindi Handwriting Dataset (Sample) |
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| ## Dataset Description |
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| This repository contains a **sample subset of 200 handwritten Hindi (Devanagari) document images** from **DohaScript**, a multi-writer handwriting dataset. Each image corresponds to a unique writer and has been collected with the participant's **informed consent**. |
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| The dataset is intended for **research and educational purposes**, particularly in handwriting recognition, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), document intelligence, and related computer vision tasks. |
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| > **Note:** This repository contains **only 200 samples**. The complete **DohaScript** dataset comprises **531 handwritten pages from 531 unique writers**. |
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| # Dataset Statistics |
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| ## Sample Dataset (This Repository) |
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| | Attribute | Value | |
| |-----------|-------| |
| | Language | Hindi (Devanagari) | |
| | Images | 200 | |
| | Contributors | 200 unique writers | |
| | Image Format | JPG | |
| | Data Modality | Handwritten document images | |
| | Metadata Available | Gender, Age, District, Latitude, Longitude | |
| | Personally Identifiable Information | None | |
| | Consent Obtained | Yes | |
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| ## Full DohaScript Dataset |
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| | Attribute | Value | |
| |-----------|-------| |
| | Total Pages | 531 | |
| | Unique Writers | 531 | |
| | Language | Hindi (Devanagari) | |
| | Corpus | Six Hindi Dohas (89 words) | |
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|
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| # Repository Structure |
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| ``` |
| . |
| ├── images/ |
| │ ├── F-18-GAYA.jpg |
| │ ├── F-21-MADHUBANI.jpg |
| │ ├── M-18-JAMMU.jpg |
| │ └── ... |
| ├── metadata.csv |
| └── README.md |
| ``` |
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|
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| # File Naming Convention |
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| Each image follows the format |
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| ``` |
| X-NN-DDDD.jpg |
| ``` |
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| where `DDDD` is a variable-length district label. |
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| ### Fields |
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| ### Gender (`X`) |
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| - `M` → Male |
| - `F` → Female |
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| ### Age (`NN`) |
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| Age of the participant in years. |
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| Examples: |
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| ``` |
| 18 |
| 23 |
| 45 |
| ``` |
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| ### District (`DDDD`) |
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| The participant's hometown district. |
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| Example filenames: |
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| ``` |
| F-18-GAYA.jpg |
| F-21-MADHUBANI.jpg |
| M-18-JAMMU.jpg |
| ``` |
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| --- |
|
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| # Metadata |
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| Each handwriting image has a corresponding entry in **metadata.csv**. |
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| | Column | Description | |
| |--------|-------------| |
| | `S. No.` | Unique sample identifier | |
| | `Filename` | Image filename | |
| | `Gender` | Writer gender (`M` or `F`) | |
| | `Age` | Age of the writer (years) | |
| | `City` | Home district/city of the participant | |
| | `Latitude` | Latitude of the district/city | |
| | `Longitude` | Longitude of the district/city | |
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| The metadata enables demographic and geographic analyses while preserving participant privacy. No personally identifiable information is included. |
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| # Data Collection |
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| - One handwritten page per participant |
| - Individual volunteers |
| - Informed consent obtained before data collection |
| - Collected solely for research and educational purposes |
| - Personally identifiable information removed prior to release |
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|
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| # Intended Uses |
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| This dataset can be used for research in: |
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| - Hindi Handwriting Recognition |
| - Optical Character Recognition (OCR) |
| - Document Intelligence |
| - Writer Identification and Analysis |
| - Computer Vision |
| - Pattern Recognition |
| - Machine Learning |
| - Educational Projects |
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| --- |
|
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| # Out-of-Scope Uses |
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| This dataset **must not** be used for: |
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| - Biometric identification |
| - Surveillance |
| - Profiling individuals |
| - Commercial deployment without permission |
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|
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| # Privacy and Ethics |
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| The dataset has been curated following ethical research practices. |
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| - No names or personal identifiers are included. |
| - No addresses are provided. |
| - Demographic information is limited to age and gender. |
| - Geographic information is provided only at the district/city level. |
| - All participants voluntarily contributed their handwriting with informed consent. |
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| Users of this dataset are expected to uphold the same ethical standards. |
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| # Citation |
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| If you use this dataset in a publication, thesis, benchmark, report, or research project, **please cite the DohaScript paper.** |
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| ## Paper |
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| **DohaScript: A Large-Scale Multi-Writer Dataset for Continuous Handwritten Hindi Text** |
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| **arXiv:** https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18089 |
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| ### BibTeX |
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| ```bibtex |
| @article{singh2026dohascript, |
| title={DohaScript: A Large-Scale Multi-Writer Dataset for Continuous Handwritten Hindi Text}, |
| author={Singh, Kunwar Arpit and Prakash, Ankush and Lone, Haroon R}, |
| journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.18089}, |
| year={2026} |
| } |
| ``` |
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| --- |
|
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| # License |
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| This dataset is released **for research and educational purposes only**. |
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| Commercial use requires explicit permission from the authors. |
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| Redistribution should retain this README and the citation information. |
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| # Contact |
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| For questions, permission requests, or issues regarding the dataset, please open an issue in this repository. |
