A framework for recognition of handwritten South Dravidian Tulu script

Preserving old archives with readable and editable structure helps people to gain additional experience. Tulu is one of five noteworthy Dravidian dialect with numerous Tulu historical documents which are available within handwritten form. Tulu scripts are rich in patterns with many combinations of connected characters. Henceforth, machine recognition is a major challenge. Till now, no strategy is reported to recognize the Tulu script which is an ancient script in South India. The main aim of this paper is to introduce the salient features of Tulu script and listing the approaches utilized for handwritten character recognition. Subsequently, giving future research directions on recognition and understanding of Tulu script.