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ഇത്തിരി നേരംപോക്ക് ഇത്തിരി ദര്‍ശനം

എഴുത്തിലും, വരയിലും, ദര്‍ശനത്തിലും ഇതിഹാസമായി മാറിയ ഒ.വി.വിജയന്റെ കാലത്തിനതീതമായ കാര്‍ട്ടൂണുകള്‍. "ഇത്തിരി നേരംപോക്ക് ഇത്തിരി ദര്‍ശനം" എന്ന കാര്‍ട്ടൂണ്‍ സമാഹാരത്തില്‍നിന്നും സ്കാന്‍ ചെയ്ത് പകര്‍ത്തിയത്.

To read and write in Malayalam

For Reading Malayalam Download and install 'AnjaliOldLipi.ttf' font from this site https://sites.google.com/site/cibu/anjalioldlipi-font Installer for windows users http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/varamozhi/0%20Installer%20for%20AnjaliOldLipi/1.03.03/AnjaliFontInstaller1.03.03.exe For writing in Malayalam For firefox users Download 'swanalekha' add-on for Firefox from here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/swanalekha-11203/ For any text entry box, press Ctrl+m to get into malayalam entry mode. Type in 'manglish' to write in malayalam. For any help refer to this mapping http://wiki.smc.org.in/images/2/2f/Ml-lipi.png Now some examples മലയാളം എന്റെ മാതൃഭാഷ malayaaLaM ente maathRbhaasha അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ malayAlam~ ente mAthRBAsha അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ malayaaLam_ ente mAthRBAsha സരിഗമപധനി sarigamapadhani പൊന്പീലി pon~piili അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ pon_pIli അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ pon~peeli ധ്വനി dhvani അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ dhwani വെണ്ണയുണ്ടെങ്കില്‍ നറുനെ

The 'Anna Movement' and the Lokpal

The Anna Movement The fuss surrounding the 'Anna movement' seems to have captured the hearts and minds of the average self-centered urban middle-class youth. They say it is a fight for independence; a second freedom struggle. Not a struggle against foreign rule, but against the rule of corruption. In these turbulent times, I feel it is high time that I express my views about the 'Jan Lokpal bill' being pushed under the banner of 'Team Anna'. What is this stuff anyway ? First of all for the uninitiated, 'Lokpal' is a proposed constitutional authority (just like the CAG, Judiciary and Election commission) to make public officials and elected representatives accountable in matters of corruption. 'Jan Lokpal bill' is one of the several bills being proposed for the establishment of the 'Lokpal'. This particular bill is being promoted by 'India Against Corruption' under the social activist 'Anna Hazare'. Taking