Simplified Tamil script
In 1978, the Government of Tamil Nadu reformed certain syllables of the modern Tamil script with view to simplify the script. These reforms only spread in India, whereas Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion and other Tamil speaking regions continue to use the traditional syllables.
Furthermore, only 11 out of 13 of the proposed simplification were successful as people continued to use ஐ instead of the proposed அய் and ஔ instead of the proposed அவ்.[1]
- ^ Mello, Fernando. "Evolution of Tamil typedesign" (PDF). Evolution of Tamil typedesign. Retrieved 31 December 2011.