LEKHAK [ MAL ] : A System for Online Recognition of Handwritten Malayalam Characters

A system for online recognition of handwritten Malayalam characters is presented. A handwritten character is constructed by executing a sequence of strokes. A structureor shape-based representation of a stroke is used in which a stroke is represented as a string of shape features. Using this string representation, an unknown stroke is identified by comparing it with a database of strokes. A full character is recognized by identifying all the component strokes. Development of similar systems for other Indian scripts is contemplated.