Malayalam Language Resources on the Web

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Basic Information

Fonts and Software

Proprietary:
- C-DAC, Pune: Unix, DOS, Windows, Mac; a range of wordprocessing and related software.
- InProS: DOS, Mac; includes three font families.
- LaserMalayalam: Mac system 6.0.7 or later; TrueType or Type 1 plain, bold italic or bold-italic styles in various sizes; InduScript keyboard mapping; consistent with other languages.
- Unitype: Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0; multi-language software including translations between supported languages.
- Vijay: Mac and IBM PC; fonts with phonetic keyboard mapping.
Freeware/Shareware:
- Jacob's Malayalam keyboard^N: Windows; point and click keyboard.
- Malayalam Language Tutor: available on the web teaches Malayalam writing in 6 lessons.
- Malayalam TeX is available from the CTAN archives in the UK. If this link is slow then try the CTAN mirror sites.
- Varamozhi: generates transliterations from a description; reads the description and writes programs to transliterate from English to Malayalam and the reverse.

Language Tutorials and Teaching Aids

Malayalam Reader: DOS/IBM; teaches Malayalam to readers of English.
Malayalam transliteration scheme: created for the alt.culture.kerala newsgroup.
Malayalam language program at the University of Pennsylvania.

History and Relationship to other Languages

History of the Malayalam Language.

The Language, Literature and Songs

Malayalam cinema.
Malayalam songs
- Songs, music and Lyrics.
- List (in Malayalam).
- Songs in RealAudio.
Malayalam newspapers and magazines:
- Deshabhimani Daily: needs font download
- Deepika Malayalam Daily: needs font download
- Kala Kaumudi: needs font download
- Kaumudi Jalakam: needs font download
- Kerala Express: needs font download
- Kerala Kaumudi: needs font download
- Malayala Manorama: needs font download
- Mangalam Daily: needs font download
- Mathrubhumi: needs font download

Trivia

"Silent Night" in Malayalam.

Mumbai