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+Package:      akshar
+Author:       Vu Van Dung
+Version:      0.1  (23 May 2020)
+Description:  Support for syllables in the Devanagari script
+Repository:   https://github.com/joulev/akshar
+Bug tracker:  https://github.com/joulev/akshar/issues
+License:      The LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later.
+              See the source file akshar.dtx for more information.
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+% \iffalse meta-comment
+%
+% File: akshar.dtx
+% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Package:      akshar
+% Author:       Vu Van Dung
+% Description:  Support for syllables in the Devanagari script
+% Repository:   https://github.com/joulev/akshar
+% Bug tracker:  https://github.com/joulev/akshar/issues
+% License:      The LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later
+% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the 
+% LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at 
+% your option) any later version.
+% 
+% The latest version of this license is in
+% 
+%     http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt.
+% 
+% This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.
+% 
+% The Current Maintainer of this work is Vu Van Dung.
+% 
+% This work consists of the files akshar.dtx
+%                                 akshar.ins
+% and the derived file            akshar.sty.
+% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%
+% \fi
+% \iffalse
+%<*internal>
+\iffalse
+%</internal>
+%<*readme>
+Package:      akshar
+Author:       Vu Van Dung
+Version:      0.1  (23 May 2020)
+Description:  Support for syllables in the Devanagari script
+Repository:   https://github.com/joulev/akshar
+Bug tracker:  https://github.com/joulev/akshar/issues
+License:      The LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later. 
+              See the source file akshar.dtx for more information.
+%</readme>
+%<*internal>
+\fi
+%</internal>
+%<*driver|package>
+\def\aksharPackageName{akshar}
+\def\aksharPackageVersion{0.1}
+\def\aksharPackageDate{2020/05/23}
+\def\aksharPackageDescription{Support for syllables in the Devanagari script (JV)}
+%</driver|package>
+%<*driver>
+\documentclass{l3doc}
+\renewcommand\MacroLongFont{\ttfamily\small}
+\usepackage[margin=1cm,left=7cm,bottom=1.5cm]{geometry}
+\usepackage{fontspec}
+\setmainfont[Scale=0.9,Script=Devanagari]{Siddhanta}
+\setsansfont[Scale=1.1]{Linux Biolinum}
+\setmonofont[Scale=0.85]{Hack NF}
+\newfontfamily{\aksharDocFontFallback}{Siddhanta}
+\usepackage[libertine]{newtxmath}
+\renewcommand\meta[1]{$\langle${\itshape\rmfamily#1}$\rangle$}
+\usepackage{newunicodechar}
+\ExplSyntaxOn
+\tl_map_inline:nn { ािीुूेैोौंःॢृॅँ़ॆॊॉॎॏ॓ॕॖॗॄऺऻ꣠꣡꣢꣣꣤꣥꣦꣧꣨꣩꣪꣫꣬꣭꣮꣯꣰꣱ꣿ्कनमस्कारमंळीममडळीममडमंमममडडमंळीममडममंममडडमंळीममड }
+  { \newunicodechar{#1}{{\iffontchar\font`#1\else\aksharDocFontFallback\fi#1}} }
+\ExplSyntaxOff
+\usepackage{akshar}
+\usepackage[listings]{tcolorbox}
+\definecolor{myred}{HTML}{C0392B}
+\definecolor{myblue}{HTML}{2980B9}
+\definecolor{mygreen}{HTML}{27AE60}
+\newtcblisting{codeexample}[1][]{size=minimal,
+  sidebyside gap=1cm,lefthand width=6.5cm,lower separated=false,
+  fontupper=\raggedleft,colback=white,colframe=white,
+  verbatim ignore percent,grow to left by=7cm,text side listing,
+  listing options={basicstyle=\ttfamily\small,keywordstyle=\ttfamily\small,columns=fullflexible,
+  numbers=left,numberstyle=\sffamily\tiny\color{gray},stepnumber=1,numbersep=5pt},#1}
+\pgfkeys{/tcb/.cd,code only/.code={\pgfkeysalso{listing only,grow to left by=-5mm}}}
+\hypersetup{linkcolor=mygreen,urlcolor=myblue,linktoc=page}
+^^A Hacking the index a bit.
+\IndexPrologue
+  {
+    \section*{Index}
+    \markboth{Index}{Index}
+    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Index}
+    Underlined page numbers point to the definition, 
+    all others indicate the places where it is used or described.
+  }
+\usepackage{sectsty}
+\sectionfont{\LARGE\color{myred}}
+\subsectionfont{\large\color{myblue}}
+\usepackage{fontawesome5}
+\let\bfseries\mdseries^^A For consistency
+\parindent=0pt\relax
+\IndexMin=100pt\relax
+\EnableCrossrefs
+\CodelineIndex
+\RecordChanges
+\begin{document}
+\DocInput{\aksharPackageName.dtx}
+\end{document}
+%</driver>
+% \fi
+%
+%
+%
+% \title{The \pkg{\aksharPackageName} package}
+% \author{Vu Van Dung}
+% \date^^A
+%   {^^A
+%     Version \aksharPackageVersion\ --- \aksharPackageDate\\[1ex]^^A
+%     {\small\faIcon{github}\quad\url{https://github.com/joulev/akshar}}^^A
+%   }
+%
+% \maketitle
+%
+% \begin{abstract}
+%   This package provides tools to deal with special characters in a Devanagari 
+%   string.
+% \end{abstract}
+%
+% \tableofcontents
+% \parskip=1ex
+%
+% \begin{documentation}
+% \section{Introduction}
+% When dealing with processing strings in the Devanagari script, normal \LaTeX\ 
+% commands usually find some difficulties in distinguishing ``normal'' 
+% characters, like क, and ``special'' characters, for example  ् or ी. Let's 
+% consider this example code:
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { की }
+%\tl_count:N \l_tmpa_tl \c_space_token tokens.
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% The output is 2, but the number of characters in it is only one! The reason 
+% is quite simple: the compiler treats ी as a normal character, and it shouldn't 
+% do so.
+%
+% To tackle that, this package provides \pkg{expl3} functions to ``convert'' a 
+% given string, written in the Devanagari script, to a sequence of token lists. 
+% each of these token lists is a ``true'' Devanagari character. You can now do 
+% anything you want with this sequence; and this package does provide some 
+% front-end macros for some simple actions on the input string.
+%
+% \section{User manual}
+% \subsection{\LaTeXe\ macros}\label{latex2e-macros}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrLen}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrLen} \marg{token list}
+%   \end{syntax}
+% Return the number of Devanagari characters in the \meta{token list}.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%There are \aksharStrLen{ नमस्कार } characters in नमस्कार.\par
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\pkg{expl3}~returns~\tl_count:n { नमस्कार },~which~is~wrong.
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrHead}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrHead} \marg{token list} \marg{n}
+%   \end{syntax}
+% Return the first character of the token list.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\aksharStrHead { मंळीममड }
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrTail}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrTail} \marg{token list} \marg{n}
+%   \end{syntax}
+% Return the last character of the token list.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\aksharStrTail { ळीममडमं }
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrChar}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrChar} \marg{token list} \marg{n}
+%   \end{syntax}
+% Return the $n$-th character of the token list.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%3rd character of नमस्कार is \aksharStrChar{ नमस्कार}{3}.\par
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%It~is~not~\tl_item:nn { नमस्कार } {3}.
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrReplace, \aksharStrReplace*}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrReplace} \marg{tl 1} \marg{tl 2} \marg{tl 3}
+%   \end{syntax}
+%   Replace all occurences of \meta{tl 2} in \meta{tl 1} with \meta{tl 3}, and 
+%   leaves the modified \meta{tl 1} in the input stream.
+%
+%   The starred variant will replace only the first occurence of \meta{tl 2}, 
+%   all others are left intact.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\pkg{expl3} ~ output:\par
+%\tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { मममडडमंळीममड }
+%\tl_replace_all:Nnn \l_tmpa_tl { म } { स्का }
+%\tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl\par
+%\cs{aksharStrReplace} ~ output:\par
+%\aksharStrReplace { मममडडमंळीममड } { म } { स्का }
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\pkg{expl3} ~ output:\par
+%\tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ममंममडडमंळीममड }
+%\tl_replace_once:Nnn \l_tmpa_tl { मम } { स्का }
+%\tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl\par
+%\cs{aksharStrReplace*} ~ output:\par
+%\aksharStrReplace* { ममंममडडमंळीममड } { मम } { स्का }
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{function}{\aksharStrRemove, \aksharStrRemove*}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{aksharStrRemove} \marg{tl 1} \marg{tl 2}
+%   \end{syntax}
+%   Remove all occurences of \meta{tl 2} in \meta{tl 1}, and leaves the modified 
+%   \meta{tl 1} in the input stream.
+%
+%   The starred variant will remove only the first occurence of \meta{tl 2}, 
+%   all others are left intact.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\pkg{expl3} ~ output:\par
+%\tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { मममडडमंळीममड }
+%\tl_remove_all:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { म }
+%\tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl\par
+%\cs{aksharStrRemove} ~ output:\par
+%\aksharStrRemove { मममडडमंळीममड } { म }
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\pkg{expl3} ~ output:\par
+%\tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ममंममडडमंळीममड }
+%\tl_remove_once:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { मम }
+%\tl_use:N \l_tmpa_tl\par
+%\cs{aksharStrRemove*} ~ output:\par
+%\aksharStrRemove* { ममंममडडमंळीममड } { मम }
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \subsection{\pkg{expl3} functions}
+% This section assumes that you have a basic knowledge in \LaTeX3 programming.
+% All macros in \ref{latex2e-macros} directly depend on the following function,
+% so it is much more powerful than all features we have described above.
+% \begin{function}{
+%    \akshar_convert:Nn, \akshar_convert:cn, 
+%    \akshar_convert:Nx, \akshar_convert:cx}
+%   \begin{syntax}
+%     \cs{akshar_convert:Nn} \meta{seq var} \marg{token list}
+%   \end{syntax}
+%   This function converts \meta{token list} to a sequence of characters, that 
+%   sequence is stored in \meta{seq var}. The assignment to \meta{seq var} is 
+%   local to the current \TeX\ group.
+% \end{function}
+% \begin{codeexample}[]
+%\ExplSyntaxOn
+%\akshar_convert:Nn \l_tmpa_seq { नमस्कार }
+%\seq_use:Nnnn \l_tmpa_seq { ~and~ } { ,~ } { ,~and~ }
+%\ExplSyntaxOff
+% \end{codeexample}
+% \end{documentation}
+% 
+% \StopEventually{\PrintIndex}
+% 
+% \begin{implementation}
+% \section{Implementation}
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%<@@=akshar>
+%<*package>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Declare the package. By loading \pkg{fontspec}, \pkg{xparse}, and in turn, 
+% \pkg{expl3}, are also loaded.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage{fontspec}
+\ProvidesExplPackage {\aksharPackageName} 
+  {\aksharPackageDate} {\aksharPackageVersion} {\aksharPackageDescription}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \subsection{Variable declarations}
+% \begin{variable}{\c_@@_joining_tl, \c_@@_diacritics_tl}
+% These variables store the special characters we need to take into account:
+% \begin{itemize}
+%   \item \cs{c_@@_joining_tl} is the ``connecting'' character  ्.
+%   \item \cs{c_@@_diacritics_tl} is the list of all diacritics: ा,  ि,  ी,  ु, 
+%    ू,  े,  ै,  ो,  ौ,  ं,  ः,  ॢ,  ृ,  ॅ,  ँ,  ़,  ॆ,  ॊ,  ॉ,  ॎ,  ॏ,  ॑,
+%     ॒,  ॓,  ॔,  ॕ,  ॖ,  ॗ,  ॄ,  ऺ,  ऻ,  ꣠,  ꣡,  ꣢,  ꣣,  ꣤,  ꣥,  ꣦,  ꣧,  ꣨,  ꣩, 
+%    ꣪,  ꣫,  ꣬,  ꣭,  ꣮,  ꣯,  ꣰,  ꣱,  ꣿ.
+% \end{itemize}
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\tl_const:Nn \c_@@_joining_tl { ्}
+\tl_const:Nn \c_@@_diacritics_tl
+  {
+    ा,  ि,  ी,  ु,  ू,  े,  ै,  ो,  ौ,  ं,  ः,  ॢ,  ृ,  ॅ,  ँ,  ़,  ॆ,  ॊ, 
+    ॉ,  ॎ,  ॏ,  ॑,  ॒,  ॓,  ॔,  ॕ,  ॖ,  ॗ,  ॄ,  ऺ,  ऻ,  ꣠,  ꣡,  ꣢,  ꣣,  ꣤,  ꣥, 
+    ꣦,  ꣧,  ꣨,  ꣩,  ꣪,  ꣫,  ꣬,  ꣭,  ꣮,  ꣯,  ꣰,  ꣱,  ꣿ
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{variable}
+% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_prev_joining_bool}
+% When we get to a normal character, we need to know whether it is joined, i.e. 
+% whether the previous character is the joining character. This boolean variable 
+% takes care of that.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\bool_new:N \l_@@_prev_joining_bool
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{variable}
+% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_char_seq}
+% This local sequence stores the output of the converter.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_char_seq
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{variable}
+% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_tmpa_tl, \l_@@_tmpb_tl, \l_@@_tmpa_seq, \l_@@_tmpb_seq,
+%                  \l_@@_tmpc_seq, \l_@@_tmpd_seq, \l_@@_tmpe_seq,
+%                  \l_@@_tmpa_int, \l_@@_tmpb_int}
+% Some temporary variables.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\tl_new:N \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+\tl_new:N \l_@@_tmpb_tl
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_tmpc_seq
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_tmpd_seq
+\seq_new:N \l_@@_tmpe_seq
+\int_new:N \l_@@_tmpa_int
+\int_new:N \l_@@_tmpb_int
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{variable}
+% \subsection{Messages}
+% In \cs{akshar_convert:Nn} and friends, the argument needs to be a sequence 
+% variable. There will be an error if it isn't.
+% ^^A I use underscore here because my editor has a good support for it.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable }
+  { #1 ~ is ~ not ~ a ~ valid ~ LaTeX3 ~ sequence ~ variable. }
+  {
+    You ~ have ~ requested ~ me ~ to ~ assign ~ some ~ value ~ to ~ 
+    the ~ control ~ sequence ~ #1, ~ but ~ it ~ is ~ not ~ a ~ valid ~ 
+    sequence ~ variable. ~ Read ~ the ~ documentation ~ of ~ expl3 ~ 
+    for ~ more ~ information. ~ Proceed ~ and ~ I ~ will ~ pretend ~ 
+    that ~ #1 ~ is ~ a ~ local ~ sequence ~ variable ~ (beware ~ that ~ 
+    unexpected ~ behaviours ~ may ~ occur).
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% In \cs{aksharStrChar}, we need to guard against accessing an `out-of-bound' 
+% character (like trying to get the 8th character in a 5-character string.)
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+  { Character ~ index ~ out ~ of ~ bound. }
+  {
+    You ~ are ~ trying ~ to ~ get ~ the ~ #2 ~ character ~ of ~ the ~ 
+    string ~ #1. ~ However ~ that ~ character ~ doesn't ~ exist. ~ 
+    Make ~ sure ~ that ~ you ~ use ~ a ~ number ~ between ~ and ~ not ~ 
+    including ~ 0 ~ and ~ #3, ~ so ~ that ~ I ~ can ~ return ~ a ~ 
+    good ~ output. ~ Proceed ~ and ~ I ~ will ~ return ~ 
+    \token_to_str:N \scan_stop:.
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% In \cs{aksharStrHead} and \cs{aksharStrTail}, the string must not be blank.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_string_empty }
+  { The ~ input ~ string ~ is ~ empty. }
+  {
+    To ~ get ~ the ~ #1 ~ character ~ of ~ a ~ string, ~ that ~ string ~ 
+    must ~ not ~ be ~ empty, ~ but ~ the ~ input ~ string ~ is ~ empty. 
+    Make ~ sure ~ the ~ string ~ contains ~ something, ~ or ~ proceed ~ 
+    and ~ I ~ will ~ use ~ \token_to_str:N \scan_stop:.
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \subsection{Utilities}
+% ^^A Remove "This function is documented on page ??"
+% \ExplSyntaxOn
+% \cs_set_protected:Npn \__codedoc_print_documented: 
+%   { \seq_gclear:N \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq }
+% \ExplSyntaxOff
+% \begin{macro}[TF]{\tl_if_in:No}
+% When we get to a character which is not the joining one, we need to know if 
+% it is a diacritic. The current character is stored in a variable, so an 
+% expanded variant is needed. We only need it to expand only \textbf{o}nce.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\prg_generate_conditional_variant:Nnn \tl_if_in:Nn { No } { TF }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\seq_set_split:Nxx}
+% A variant we will need in \cs{@@_var_if_global}.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \seq_set_split:Nnn { Nxx }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\msg_error:nnx, \msg_error:nnnxx}
+% Some variants of \pkg{l3msg} functions that we will need when issuing error 
+% messages.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \msg_error:nnn { nnx }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \msg_error:nnnnn { nnnxx }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}[TF]{\@@_var_if_global:N}
+% \begin{variable}{\c_@@_str_g_tl, \c_@@_str_seq_tl}
+% This conditional checks if |#1| is a global sequence variable or not. In other 
+% words, it returns true iff |#1| is a control sequence in the format 
+% |\g_|\meta{name}|_seq|. If it is not a sequence variable, this function will 
+% (TODO) issue an error message.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\tl_const:Nx \c_@@_str_g_tl { \tl_to_str:n {g} }
+\tl_const:Nx \c_@@_str_seq_tl { \tl_to_str:n {seq} }
+\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \@@_var_if_global:N #1 { T, F, TF }
+  {
+    \bool_if:nTF 
+      { \exp_last_unbraced:Nf \use_iii:nnn { \cs_split_function:N #1 } }
+      { 
+        \msg_error:nnx { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable } 
+          { \token_to_str:N #1 }
+        \prg_return_false:
+      }
+      {
+        \seq_set_split:Nxx \l_@@_tmpb_seq { \token_to_str:N _ }
+          { \exp_last_unbraced:Nf \use_i:nnn { \cs_split_function:N #1 } }
+        \seq_get_left:NN  \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+        \seq_get_right:NN \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_tmpb_tl
+        \tl_if_eq:NNTF \c_@@_str_seq_tl \l_@@_tmpb_tl
+          {
+            \tl_if_eq:NNTF \c_@@_str_g_tl \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+              { \prg_return_true: } { \prg_return_false: }
+          }
+          {
+            \msg_error:nnx { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable } 
+              { \token_to_str:N #1 }
+            \prg_return_false:
+          }
+      }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{variable}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\@@_int_append_ordinal:n}
+% Append st, nd, rd or th to interger |#1|. Will be needed in error messages.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new:Npn \@@_int_append_ordinal:n #1
+  {
+    #1
+    \int_case:nnF { #1 }
+      {
+        { 11 } { th }
+        { 12 } { th }
+        { 13 } { th }
+        { -11 } { th }
+        { -12 } { th }
+        { -13 } { th }
+      }
+      {
+        \int_compare:nNnTF { #1 } > { -1 }
+          {
+            \int_case:nnF { #1 - 10 * (#1 / 10) }
+              {
+                { 1 } { st }
+                { 2 } { nd }
+                { 3 } { rd }
+              } { th }
+          }
+          {
+            \int_case:nnF { (- #1) - 10 * ((- #1) / 10) }
+              {
+                { 1 } { st }
+                { 2 } { nd }
+                { 3 } { rd }
+              } { th }
+          }
+      }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% ^^A Restore the status quo
+% \ExplSyntaxOn
+% \cs_set_protected:Npn \__codedoc_print_documented:
+%   {
+%     \seq_gset_filter:NNn \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq
+%       \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq
+%       { ! \__codedoc_if_macro_internal_p:n {##1} }
+%     \seq_if_empty:NF \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq
+%       {
+%         \int_set:Nn \l__codedoc_tmpa_int
+%           { \seq_count:N \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq }
+%         \int_compare:nNnTF \l__codedoc_tmpa_int = 1 {~This~} {~These~}
+%         \bool_if:NTF \l__codedoc_macro_var_bool {variable} {function}
+%         \int_compare:nNnTF \l__codedoc_tmpa_int = 1 {~is~} {s~are~}
+%         documented~on~page~
+%         \__codedoc_get_hyper_target:xN
+%           { \seq_item:Nn \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq { 1 } }
+%           \l__codedoc_tmpa_tl
+%         \exp_args:Nx \pageref { \l__codedoc_tmpa_tl } .
+%       }
+%     \seq_gclear:N \g__codedoc_nested_names_seq
+%   }
+% \ExplSyntaxOff
+% \subsection{The \cs{akshar_convert:Nn} function and its variants}
+% \begin{macro}{\akshar_convert:Nn, \akshar_convert:cn,
+%               \akshar_convert:Nx, \akshar_convert:cx}
+% This converts |#2| to a sequence of \emph{true} Devanagari characters. The 
+% sequence is set to |#1|, which should be a sequence variable. The assignment 
+% is local.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new:Npn \akshar_convert:Nn #1 #2
+  {
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Clear anything stored in advance. We don't want different calls of the 
+% function to conflict with each other.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \seq_clear:N \l_@@_char_seq
+    \bool_set_false:N \l_@@_prev_joining_bool
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Loop through every token of the input.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \tl_map_variable:NNn {#2} \l_@@_map_tl
+      {
+        \tl_if_in:NoTF \c_@@_diacritics_tl {\l_@@_map_tl}
+          {
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% It is a diacritic. We append the current diacritic to the last item of the 
+% sequence instead of pushing the diacritic to a new sequence item.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+            \seq_pop_right:NN \l_@@_char_seq \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+            \seq_put_right:Nx \l_@@_char_seq 
+              { \l_@@_tmpa_tl \l_@@_map_tl }
+          }
+          {
+            \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_map_tl \c_@@_joining_tl
+              {
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% In this case, the character is the joining character,  ्. What we do is 
+% similar to the above case, but \cs{l_@@_prev_joining_bool} is set to true so 
+% that the next character is also appended to this item.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                \seq_pop_right:NN \l_@@_char_seq \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+                \seq_put_right:Nx \l_@@_char_seq 
+                  { \l_@@_tmpa_tl \l_@@_map_tl }
+                \bool_set_true:N \l_@@_prev_joining_bool
+              }
+              {
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Now the character is normal. We see if we can push to a new item or not. It 
+% depends on the boolean variable.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                \bool_if:NTF \l_@@_prev_joining_bool
+                  {
+                    \seq_pop_right:NN \l_@@_char_seq \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+                    \seq_put_right:Nx \l_@@_char_seq 
+                      { \l_@@_tmpa_tl \l_@@_map_tl }
+                    \bool_set_false:N \l_@@_prev_joining_bool
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \seq_put_right:Nx 
+                      \l_@@_char_seq { \l_@@_map_tl }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Set |#1| to \cs{l_@@_char_seq}. The package automatically determines whether 
+% the variable is a global one or a local one.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \@@_var_if_global:NTF #1
+      { \seq_gset_eq:NN #1 \l_@@_char_seq }
+      { \seq_set_eq:NN #1 \l_@@_char_seq }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Generate variants that might be helpful for some.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \akshar_convert:Nn { cn, Nx, cx }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \subsection{Other internal functions}
+% \begin{macro}{\@@_seq_push_seq:NN}
+% Append sequence |#1| to the end of sequence |#2|. A simple loop will do.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new:Npn \@@_seq_push_seq:NN #1 #2
+  { \seq_map_inline:Nn #2 { \seq_put_right:Nn #1 { ##1 } } }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\@@_replace:NnnnN}
+% If |#5| is \cs{c_false_bool}, this function replaces \emph{all} occurences of 
+% |#3| in |#2| by |#4| and stores the output sequence to |#1|. If |#5| is 
+% \cs{c_true_bool}, the replacement only happens \emph{once}.
+%
+% The algorithm used in this function: We will use \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int} to store 
+% the ``current position'' in the sequence of |#3|. At first it is set to |1|.
+%
+% We will store any subsequence of |#2| that may match |#3| to a temporary 
+% sequence. If it doesn't match, we push this temporary sequence to the output, 
+% but if it matches, |#4| is pushed instead.
+%
+% We loop over |#2|. For each of these loops, we need to make sure the 
+% \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int}-th item must indeed appear in |#3|. So we need to compare 
+% that with the length of |#3|.
+% \begin{itemize}
+%   \item If now \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int} is greater than the length of |#3|, the 
+%   whole of |#3| has been matched somewhere, so we reinitialize the integer to 
+%   |1| and push |#4| to the output.
+%
+%   Note that it is possible that the current character might be the start of 
+%   another match, so we have to compare it to the first character of |#3|. 
+%   If they are not the same, we may now push the current mapping character to 
+%   the output and proceed; otherwise the current character is pushed to the 
+%   temporary variable.
+%   \item Otherwise, we compare the current loop character of |#2| with the 
+%   \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int}-th character of |#3|.
+%   \begin{itemize}
+%     \item If they are the same, we still have a chance that it will match, so 
+%     we increase the ``iterator'' \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int} by |1| and push the 
+%     current mapping character to the temporary sequence.
+%     \item If they are the same, the temporary sequence won't match. Let's push 
+%     that sequence to the output and set the iterator back to |1|.
+%
+%     Note that now the iterator has changed. Who knows whether the current 
+%     character may start a match? Let's compare it to the first character of 
+%     |#3|, and do as in the case of \cs{l_@@_tmpa_int} is greater than the 
+%     length of |#3|.
+%   \end{itemize}
+% \end{itemize}
+% The complexity of this algorithm is $O(m\max(n,p))$, where $m,n,p$ are the 
+% lengths of the sequences created from |#2|, |#3| and |#4|. As |#3| and |#4| 
+% are generally short strings, this is (almost) linear to the length of the 
+% original sequence |#2|.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new:Npn \@@_replace:NnnnN #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpc_seq {#2}
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpd_seq {#3}
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpe_seq {#4}
+    \seq_clear:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+    \seq_clear:N \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+    \int_set:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_int { 1 }
+    \int_set:Nn \l_@@_tmpb_int { 0 }
+    \seq_map_variable:NNn \l_@@_tmpc_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+      {
+        \int_compare:nNnTF { \l_@@_tmpb_int } > { 0 }
+          { \seq_put_right:NV \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_map_tl }
+          {
+            \int_compare:nNnTF 
+              {\l_@@_tmpa_int} = {1 + \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpd_seq}
+              {
+                \bool_if:NT {#5}
+                  { \int_incr:N \l_@@_tmpb_int }
+                \seq_clear:N \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+                \@@_seq_push_seq:NN 
+                  \l_@@_tmpa_seq \l_@@_tmpe_seq
+                \int_set:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_int { 1 }
+                \tl_set:Nx \l_@@_tmpa_tl 
+                  { \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpd_seq { 1 } }
+                \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_map_tl \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+                  {
+                    \int_incr:N \l_@@_tmpa_int
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l_@@_tmpa_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+                  }
+              }
+              {
+                \tl_set:Nx \l_@@_tmpa_tl 
+                  {
+                    \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpd_seq { \l_@@_tmpa_int }
+                  }
+                \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_map_tl \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+                  {
+                    \int_incr:N \l_@@_tmpa_int
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \int_set:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_int { 1 }
+                    \@@_seq_push_seq:NN 
+                      \l_@@_tmpa_seq \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+                    \seq_clear:N \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+                    \tl_set:Nx \l_@@_tmpa_tl 
+                      { \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpd_seq { 1 } }
+                    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_map_tl \l_@@_tmpa_tl
+                      {
+                        \int_incr:N \l_@@_tmpa_int
+                        \seq_put_right:NV
+                          \l_@@_tmpb_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+                      }
+                      { 
+                        \seq_put_right:NV
+                          \l_@@_tmpa_seq \l_@@_map_tl
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+    \@@_seq_push_seq:NN \l_@@_tmpa_seq \l_@@_tmpb_seq
+    \@@_var_if_global:NTF #1
+      { \seq_gset_eq:NN #1 \l_@@_tmpa_seq }
+      { \seq_set_eq:NN #1 \l_@@_tmpa_seq }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \subsection{Front-end \LaTeXe\ macros}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrLen}
+% Expands to the length of the string.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrLen {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrChar}
+% Returns the $n$-th character of the string.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrChar {mm}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \bool_if:nTF
+      {
+        \int_compare_p:nNn {#2} > {0} &&
+        \int_compare_p:nNn {#2} < {1 + \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq}
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq { #2 } }
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnnxx { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { #1 } { \@@_int_append_ordinal:n { #2 } }
+          { \int_eval:n { 1 + \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq } }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrHead}
+% Return the first character of the string.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrHead {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \int_compare:nNnTF { \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq } = {0}
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { first }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq { 1 } }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrTail}
+% Return the last character of the string.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrTail {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \int_compare:nNnTF { \seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq } = {0}
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { last }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {\seq_count:N \l_@@_tmpa_seq} }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrReplace, \aksharStrReplace*}
+% Replace occurences of |#3| of a string |#2| with another string |#4|.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrReplace {smmm}
+  {
+    \IfBooleanTF {#1}
+      {
+        \@@_replace:NnnnN \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {#4} \c_true_bool
+      }
+      {
+        \@@_replace:NnnnN \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {#4} \c_false_bool
+      }
+    \seq_use:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {}
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\aksharStrRemove, \aksharStrRemove*}
+% Remove occurences of |#3| in |#2|. This is just a special case of 
+% \cs{aksharStrReplace}.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrRemove {smm}
+  {
+    \IfBooleanTF {#1}
+      {
+        \@@_replace:NnnnN \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {} \c_true_bool
+      }
+      {
+        \@@_replace:NnnnN \l_@@_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {} \c_false_bool
+      }
+    \seq_use:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_seq {}
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%</package>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{implementation}
+%
+% \Finale
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/akshar/akshar.ins b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/akshar/akshar.ins
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6a0cbc8099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/akshar/akshar.ins
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+% File: akshar.ins
+\input l3docstrip.tex
+
+\keepsilent
+\askforoverwritefalse
+
+\preamble
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Package:      akshar
+Author:       Vu Van Dung
+Description:  Support for syllables in the Devanagari script
+Repository:   https://github.com/joulev/akshar
+Bug tracker:  https://github.com/joulev/akshar/issues
+License:      The LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the 
+LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at 
+your option) any later version.
+
+The latest version of this license is in
+
+    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt.
+
+This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.
+
+The Current Maintainer of this work is Vu Van Dung.
+
+This work consists of the files akshar.dtx
+                                akshar.ins
+and the derived file            akshar.sty.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+\endpreamble
+
+\usedir{tex/latex/\jobname}
+\generate{
+  \file{\jobname.sty}{\from{\jobname.dtx}{package}}
+}
+
+\nopreamble\nopostamble
+\usedir{doc/latex/\jobname}
+\generate{
+  \file{README.txt}{\from{\jobname.dtx}{readme}}
+}
+
+\endbatchfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/akshar/akshar.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/akshar/akshar.sty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3bf2b5d9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/akshar/akshar.sty
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+%%
+%% This is file `akshar.sty',
+%% generated with the docstrip utility.
+%%
+%% The original source files were:
+%%
+%% akshar.dtx  (with options: `package')
+%% 
+%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Package:      akshar
+%% Author:       Vu Van Dung
+%% Description:  Support for syllables in the Devanagari script
+%% Repository:   https://github.com/joulev/akshar
+%% Bug tracker:  https://github.com/joulev/akshar/issues
+%% License:      The LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later
+%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the
+%% LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at
+%% your option) any later version.
+%% 
+%% The latest version of this license is in
+%% 
+%%     http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt.
+%% 
+%% This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.
+%% 
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is Vu Van Dung.
+%% 
+%% This work consists of the files akshar.dtx
+%%                                 akshar.ins
+%% and the derived file            akshar.sty.
+%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% 
+\def\aksharPackageName{akshar}
+\def\aksharPackageVersion{0.1}
+\def\aksharPackageDate{2020/05/23}
+\def\aksharPackageDescription{Support for syllables in the Devanagari script (JV)}
+\RequirePackage{fontspec}
+\ProvidesExplPackage {\aksharPackageName}
+  {\aksharPackageDate} {\aksharPackageVersion} {\aksharPackageDescription}
+\tl_const:Nn \c__akshar_joining_tl { ्}
+\tl_const:Nn \c__akshar_diacritics_tl
+  {
+    ा,  ि,  ी,  ु,  ू,  े,  ै,  ो,  ौ,  ं,  ः,  ॢ,  ृ,  ॅ,  ँ,  ़,  ॆ,  ॊ,
+    ॉ,  ॎ,  ॏ,  ॑,  ॒,  ॓,  ॔,  ॕ,  ॖ,  ॗ,  ॄ,  ऺ,  ऻ,  ꣠,  ꣡,  ꣢,  ꣣,  ꣤,  ꣥,
+    ꣦,  ꣧,  ꣨,  ꣩,  ꣪,  ꣫,  ꣬,  ꣭,  ꣮,  ꣯,  ꣰,  ꣱,  ꣿ
+  }
+\bool_new:N \l__akshar_prev_joining_bool
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_char_seq
+\tl_new:N \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+\tl_new:N \l__akshar_tmpb_tl
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_tmpc_seq
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_tmpd_seq
+\seq_new:N \l__akshar_tmpe_seq
+\int_new:N \l__akshar_tmpa_int
+\int_new:N \l__akshar_tmpb_int
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable }
+  { #1 ~ is ~ not ~ a ~ valid ~ LaTeX3 ~ sequence ~ variable. }
+  {
+    You ~ have ~ requested ~ me ~ to ~ assign ~ some ~ value ~ to ~
+    the ~ control ~ sequence ~ #1, ~ but ~ it ~ is ~ not ~ a ~ valid ~
+    sequence ~ variable. ~ Read ~ the ~ documentation ~ of ~ expl3 ~
+    for ~ more ~ information. ~ Proceed ~ and ~ I ~ will ~ pretend ~
+    that ~ #1 ~ is ~ a ~ local ~ sequence ~ variable ~ (beware ~ that ~
+    unexpected ~ behaviours ~ may ~ occur).
+  }
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+  { Character ~ index ~ out ~ of ~ bound. }
+  {
+    You ~ are ~ trying ~ to ~ get ~ the ~ #2 ~ character ~ of ~ the ~
+    string ~ #1. ~ However ~ that ~ character ~ doesn't ~ exist. ~
+    Make ~ sure ~ that ~ you ~ use ~ a ~ number ~ between ~ and ~ not ~
+    including ~ 0 ~ and ~ #3, ~ so ~ that ~ I ~ can ~ return ~ a ~
+    good ~ output. ~ Proceed ~ and ~ I ~ will ~ return ~
+    \token_to_str:N \scan_stop:.
+  }
+\msg_new:nnnn { akshar } { err_string_empty }
+  { The ~ input ~ string ~ is ~ empty. }
+  {
+    To ~ get ~ the ~ #1 ~ character ~ of ~ a ~ string, ~ that ~ string ~
+    must ~ not ~ be ~ empty, ~ but ~ the ~ input ~ string ~ is ~ empty.
+    Make ~ sure ~ the ~ string ~ contains ~ something, ~ or ~ proceed ~
+    and ~ I ~ will ~ use ~ \token_to_str:N \scan_stop:.
+  }
+\prg_generate_conditional_variant:Nnn \tl_if_in:Nn { No } { TF }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \seq_set_split:Nnn { Nxx }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \msg_error:nnn { nnx }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \msg_error:nnnnn { nnnxx }
+\tl_const:Nx \c__akshar_str_g_tl { \tl_to_str:n {g} }
+\tl_const:Nx \c__akshar_str_seq_tl { \tl_to_str:n {seq} }
+\prg_new_conditional:Npnn \__akshar_var_if_global:N #1 { T, F, TF }
+  {
+    \bool_if:nTF
+      { \exp_last_unbraced:Nf \use_iii:nnn { \cs_split_function:N #1 } }
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnx { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable }
+          { \token_to_str:N #1 }
+        \prg_return_false:
+      }
+      {
+        \seq_set_split:Nxx \l__akshar_tmpb_seq { \token_to_str:N _ }
+          { \exp_last_unbraced:Nf \use_i:nnn { \cs_split_function:N #1 } }
+        \seq_get_left:NN  \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+        \seq_get_right:NN \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_tmpb_tl
+        \tl_if_eq:NNTF \c__akshar_str_seq_tl \l__akshar_tmpb_tl
+          {
+            \tl_if_eq:NNTF \c__akshar_str_g_tl \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+              { \prg_return_true: } { \prg_return_false: }
+          }
+          {
+            \msg_error:nnx { akshar } { err_not_a_sequence_variable }
+              { \token_to_str:N #1 }
+            \prg_return_false:
+          }
+      }
+  }
+\cs_new:Npn \__akshar_int_append_ordinal:n #1
+  {
+    #1
+    \int_case:nnF { #1 }
+      {
+        { 11 } { th }
+        { 12 } { th }
+        { 13 } { th }
+        { -11 } { th }
+        { -12 } { th }
+        { -13 } { th }
+      }
+      {
+        \int_compare:nNnTF { #1 } > { -1 }
+          {
+            \int_case:nnF { #1 - 10 * (#1 / 10) }
+              {
+                { 1 } { st }
+                { 2 } { nd }
+                { 3 } { rd }
+              } { th }
+          }
+          {
+            \int_case:nnF { (- #1) - 10 * ((- #1) / 10) }
+              {
+                { 1 } { st }
+                { 2 } { nd }
+                { 3 } { rd }
+              } { th }
+          }
+      }
+  }
+\cs_new:Npn \akshar_convert:Nn #1 #2
+  {
+    \seq_clear:N \l__akshar_char_seq
+    \bool_set_false:N \l__akshar_prev_joining_bool
+    \tl_map_variable:NNn {#2} \l__akshar_map_tl
+      {
+        \tl_if_in:NoTF \c__akshar_diacritics_tl {\l__akshar_map_tl}
+          {
+            \seq_pop_right:NN \l__akshar_char_seq \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+            \seq_put_right:Nx \l__akshar_char_seq
+              { \l__akshar_tmpa_tl \l__akshar_map_tl }
+          }
+          {
+            \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__akshar_map_tl \c__akshar_joining_tl
+              {
+                \seq_pop_right:NN \l__akshar_char_seq \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                \seq_put_right:Nx \l__akshar_char_seq
+                  { \l__akshar_tmpa_tl \l__akshar_map_tl }
+                \bool_set_true:N \l__akshar_prev_joining_bool
+              }
+              {
+                \bool_if:NTF \l__akshar_prev_joining_bool
+                  {
+                    \seq_pop_right:NN \l__akshar_char_seq \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                    \seq_put_right:Nx \l__akshar_char_seq
+                      { \l__akshar_tmpa_tl \l__akshar_map_tl }
+                    \bool_set_false:N \l__akshar_prev_joining_bool
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \seq_put_right:Nx
+                      \l__akshar_char_seq { \l__akshar_map_tl }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+    \__akshar_var_if_global:NTF #1
+      { \seq_gset_eq:NN #1 \l__akshar_char_seq }
+      { \seq_set_eq:NN #1 \l__akshar_char_seq }
+  }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \akshar_convert:Nn { cn, Nx, cx }
+\cs_new:Npn \__akshar_seq_push_seq:NN #1 #2
+  { \seq_map_inline:Nn #2 { \seq_put_right:Nn #1 { ##1 } } }
+\cs_new:Npn \__akshar_replace:NnnnN #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpc_seq {#2}
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpd_seq {#3}
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpe_seq {#4}
+    \seq_clear:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+    \seq_clear:N \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+    \int_set:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_int { 1 }
+    \int_set:Nn \l__akshar_tmpb_int { 0 }
+    \seq_map_variable:NNn \l__akshar_tmpc_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+      {
+        \int_compare:nNnTF { \l__akshar_tmpb_int } > { 0 }
+          { \seq_put_right:NV \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_map_tl }
+          {
+            \int_compare:nNnTF
+              {\l__akshar_tmpa_int} = {1 + \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpd_seq}
+              {
+                \bool_if:NT {#5}
+                  { \int_incr:N \l__akshar_tmpb_int }
+                \seq_clear:N \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+                \__akshar_seq_push_seq:NN
+                  \l__akshar_tmpa_seq \l__akshar_tmpe_seq
+                \int_set:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_int { 1 }
+                \tl_set:Nx \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                  { \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpd_seq { 1 } }
+                \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__akshar_map_tl \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                  {
+                    \int_incr:N \l__akshar_tmpa_int
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l__akshar_tmpa_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+                  }
+              }
+              {
+                \tl_set:Nx \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                  {
+                    \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpd_seq { \l__akshar_tmpa_int }
+                  }
+                \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__akshar_map_tl \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                  {
+                    \int_incr:N \l__akshar_tmpa_int
+                    \seq_put_right:NV \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+                  }
+                  {
+                    \int_set:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_int { 1 }
+                    \__akshar_seq_push_seq:NN
+                      \l__akshar_tmpa_seq \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+                    \seq_clear:N \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+                    \tl_set:Nx \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                      { \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpd_seq { 1 } }
+                    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__akshar_map_tl \l__akshar_tmpa_tl
+                      {
+                        \int_incr:N \l__akshar_tmpa_int
+                        \seq_put_right:NV
+                          \l__akshar_tmpb_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+                      }
+                      {
+                        \seq_put_right:NV
+                          \l__akshar_tmpa_seq \l__akshar_map_tl
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+    \__akshar_seq_push_seq:NN \l__akshar_tmpa_seq \l__akshar_tmpb_seq
+    \__akshar_var_if_global:NTF #1
+      { \seq_gset_eq:NN #1 \l__akshar_tmpa_seq }
+      { \seq_set_eq:NN #1 \l__akshar_tmpa_seq }
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrLen {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrChar {mm}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \bool_if:nTF
+      {
+        \int_compare_p:nNn {#2} > {0} &&
+        \int_compare_p:nNn {#2} < {1 + \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq}
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq { #2 } }
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnnxx { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { #1 } { \__akshar_int_append_ordinal:n { #2 } }
+          { \int_eval:n { 1 + \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq } }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrHead {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \int_compare:nNnTF { \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq } = {0}
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { first }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq { 1 } }
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrTail {m}
+  {
+    \akshar_convert:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {#1}
+    \int_compare:nNnTF { \seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq } = {0}
+      {
+        \msg_error:nnn { akshar } { err_character_out_of_bound }
+          { last }
+        \scan_stop:
+      }
+      { \seq_item:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {\seq_count:N \l__akshar_tmpa_seq} }
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrReplace {smmm}
+  {
+    \IfBooleanTF {#1}
+      {
+        \__akshar_replace:NnnnN \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {#4} \c_true_bool
+      }
+      {
+        \__akshar_replace:NnnnN \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {#4} \c_false_bool
+      }
+    \seq_use:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {}
+  }
+\NewExpandableDocumentCommand \aksharStrRemove {smm}
+  {
+    \IfBooleanTF {#1}
+      {
+        \__akshar_replace:NnnnN \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {} \c_true_bool
+      }
+      {
+        \__akshar_replace:NnnnN \l__akshar_tmpa_seq
+          {#2} {#3} {} \c_false_bool
+      }
+    \seq_use:Nn \l__akshar_tmpa_seq {}
+  }
+\endinput
+%%
+%% End of file `akshar.sty'.
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
index aba6631ace7..2bd220ab873 100755
--- a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ my @TLP_working = qw(
     adjmulticol adfsymbols adjustbox adobemapping
     adrconv adtrees advdate
     ae aeguill afparticle afthesis
-    aguplus aiaa aichej ajl akktex akletter alegreya alertmessage
+    aguplus aiaa aichej ajl akktex akletter akshar alegreya alertmessage
     alg algobox algolrevived algorithm2e algorithmicx algorithms algxpar
     aligned-overset
     alkalami allrunes almendra almfixed alnumsec
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/akshar.tlpsrc b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/akshar.tlpsrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/akshar.tlpsrc
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-langother.tlpsrc b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-langother.tlpsrc
index 4f819ad5242..2709c59ec22 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-langother.tlpsrc
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-langother.tlpsrc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ longdesc collections reasonable.
 #
 depend collection-basic
 # 
+depend akshar
 depend amsldoc-vn
 depend aramaic-serto
 depend hyphen-armenian