Abstract
Formation of the alphabet is a long evolved by human creation. It is natural for such works to have flaws and to be corrected over the time. Similarly, the Tamil script is subject to considerable change. Such reforms in the formation of Tamil alphabet plays an important role in the Tamil alphabet development. The Tamil alphabet has 12 vowels and 18 consonants. These combine to form 216 compound characters. Beside that there is one special character called as ayutha eluttu Therefor the number of alphabets in Tamil are 247. These characters have undergone various changes from the 6th century BC to the present days. The purpose of this study is to illustrate the Tamil script reformation. This study is based on library research work. The main texts of this work are from the books like Tamil Eluttu Cheeramaippu and Tamil Eluttin Varivadivam. This study, is done by studying the Tamil script reform and its related works.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
