Several users have claimed it was inspired by the letter "Ku" of the Tamil alphabet, while others stated that it was similar to the Malayalam letters "Thr" and "Kra." However, a section of people ...

It was a major development in the history of our language, as the Malayalam letters achieved a unique format from its parent languages Tamil and Sanskrit. He was instrumental in reducing the ...

also giving a peek into origins of Malayalam alphabets. “The alphabets can be from Sanskrit or Tamil, so during the course we enrich our knowledge in all three languages,” adds Avai ...

Two decades on, he has been prolific as a translator. So far, he has translated 31 works to Malayalam -- 26 from Tamil and the rest from English. “Translation is a silent cultural activity ...