Keli the universal typeface has the maximum variants and is available free of cost for a worthy use.
Logos and icons can also be made into handy fonts!
The story behind e Mangalam's exclusive headline typeface.
Yoga, Kalari, Elephants, Chihnangal... Symbol fonts acquire a distinct regional flavour.
Linotype Indus, perhaps the only internationally available Roman typeface from India.
   
 

 
The very fact that these typefaces are still in use, even after several layout redesign exercises and a few attempts to design new typefaces to replace them should be because their sheer originality, variety and quality of construction.