Nowhere in his 389-page book does Zubin Vevaina (pictured), author and illustrator of My Purple Book of Macro Graphology, explain the significance of the color purple to handwriting analysis.
Graphology is the inference of character from a person’s handwriting and the book is replete with diagrams, notes, practical exercises to teach those interested in the science. There are many uses for graphology: knowing and understanding oneself; during recruitment of the workforce; during criminal investigations; and even for health analysis. It can help to find out "the real cause of our troubles” as well as indicate "easy ways to solve even the most complex problems,” avers the author, a graphologist since 2005.
The book is filled with samples of handwriting and their analysis — the relevance of margins, spacing, baselines, pen pressure, slants, letter size, connections and zones. Handwriting can reveal people who can motivate others, are comfortable working as a team, are able to face challenging situations and handle crises well. Others may wait for things to go wrong and then act, or lack time management skills and so complete tasks only at the last minute. Some may take things lightly and be arrogant at times. However, one is baffled at the choice of names used in the examples: 
"John enjoys celebrating festivals,” and "Mary can balance her lifestyle between her career and goals and attending to her old parents.” One would have expected the author to employ Indian names while citing examples.
But that is but a minor quibble. For those interested in pursuing graphology as a hobby, or even as a profession, this publication of 2022 by notionpress.com, priced at Rs 449, has much to offer. S. V.