diff --git a/palindrome.c b/palindrome.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<string.h>
+int main()
+{
+  char pal[20],check='y';
+  int i;
+  
+  puts("Enter any string");
+  gets(pal);
+  
+  for(i=0;i<strlen(pal)/2;i++)
+   if(pal[i]!=pal[strlen(pal)-i])
+    check='n';
+  
+  if(check=='y')
+  puts("String is palindrome");
+  else
+  puts("String is not palindrome");
+  return 0;
+}