On Aug 13, 2003 Chamravattom village, in Triprangode panchayat of Kerala's Malappuram district, made a unique claim to fame: the scenic hamlet on the banks of the Bharathapuzha, is slated to become the nation's first 100 per cent computer-literate village. On that day, at least one member of every family in the village — there are 850 families — will have completed basic computer literacy training. He or she can now handle a personal computer, create and edit pictures, compose text using a specially-designed Malayalam language tool, surf the Internet, send email and make Internet telephony voice calls.
