Google knows that I am Indian..

I logged into Gmail today and noticed this small icon on the left hand side of the rich editing option, a small icon showing the letter “a” in my native tounge (Telugu).. Me being the curious kind, clicked on it and found out that I can now compose e-mails in multiple Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu & Malyalam) by typing in English. Something that Google calls “transliteration“. Here are some screenshots of me using the feature

 

Screenshot of Gmail showing multiple language options..

 

Screenshot of Telugu in Gmail

Pretty cool.. but scary too 🙂 that Google guessed I am Indian.