Tulu script keyboard ‘Kural Tulu Touch’ launched in Bengaluru for Android users

MANGALURU: Kural Tulu Touch, a digital Tulu keyboard that allows users to type directly in Tulu script on messaging platforms such as WhatsApp was launched in Bengaluru on October 4, exclusively for Android smartphone users.

Harshith Devadiga and Chaitra Poojary, both residents of Udupi, developed the mobile keyboard application on the request of Jai Tulunadu and the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy. The duo developed an app called Baravu Saravu three years ago to promote the learning of the Tulu language. The app features a Tulu dictionary, language learning videos and other resources aimed at helping users learn and understand Tulu.