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+Meera Font
+==========
+
+The Meera opentype font, a Malayalam traditional script font, is primarily
+created for the GNU system. The inspiration for this work is drawn from the
+pioneering works done by Rachana Aksharavedi. The font is a result of
+collaborative effort from:
+
+1. Mr.Hussain K H, The designer of popular Rachana fonts for Rachana Aksharavedi
+and an ardent supporter of traditional Malayalam orthography.
+
+2. Suresh P, A free software enthusiast and hobbyist).
+
+3. Swathanthra Malayalam Computing - A free software collective engaged in
+development, localization and popularization of various free software for
+Malayalam.
+
+Main features of the font
+=========================
+1. Traditional script is used.
+2. Even stroke typeface for better screen rendering.
+3. Proper Ascent/Descent metrics considering the nature of vertically
+stacked Malayalam conjuncts.
+4. Individually designed glyphs for complex conjuncts rather than
+using component glyphs.
+5. Glyphs for conjuncts with gopi-repham already designed for future use.
+
+To do
+=====
+1. Solve kerning issues.
+2. Add support for silgraphite.
+
+Maintainers
+=============
+
+Swathanthra Malayalam Computing. http://smc.org.in
+Santhosh Thottingal ( Santhosh.thottingal@gmail.com)
+Rajeesh K Nambiar ( Rajeeshknambiar@gmail.com)
+
+License
+=======
+
+See COPYING file with the font.