This script was christened "Dives Akuru" by H.C.P. Bell who studied Maldive epigraphy when he retired from the British government service in Colombo and wrote an extensive monograph on the Archaeology, history and epigraphy of the Maldive islands.
This script was christened "Dives Akuru" by H.C.P. Bell, a British gentleman who studied Maldive epigraphy when he retired from the colonial government service in Colombo. Bell wrote an extensive monograph on the Archaeology, history and epigraphy of the Maldive islands.