diff --git a/LabRecord/8. check if a string is a palindrome or not.c b/LabRecord/8. check if a string is a palindrome or not.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+int main(){
+	char name[100] = "malayalam";
+	int i , j,length=0,flag = 1;
+	while(name[length]!='\0'){ // process of strlen() , you can also do strlen(name);
+		length++;
+	}
+	for(i=0,j=length-1; i<j ; i++,j--){
+		if(name[i]!=name[j]){
+			flag = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if(flag == 1){
+		printf("pal");
+	}
+	else{
+		printf("not");
+	}
+}