diff --git a/diamond_pattern.cpp b/diamond_pattern.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bc8cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diamond_pattern.cpp
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+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+#include<math.h>
+using namespace std;
+int main()
+{
+        int i,j,k,m=5;
+        //message to be displayed on screen
+        cout<<"Enter a character"<<endl;
+        char ch;
+        cin>>ch;
+        cout<<"The required pattern:"<<endl;
+        //printing the pattern
+        for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
+        {
+               for(j=1;j<=m;j++)
+               cout<<" ";
+               for(k=1;k<=i;k++)
+               cout<<ch<<" ";
+               cout<<endl;
+               m=m-1;
+        }
+        m=2;
+        for(i=4;i>=1;i--)
+        {
+            for(j=1;j<=m;j++)
+            cout<<" ";
+            for(k=1;k<=i;k++)
+            cout<<ch<<" ";
+            cout<<endl;
+            m=m+1;
+        }
+ }
+
+
diff --git a/julian_date.cpp b/julian_date.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c30c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/julian_date.cpp
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+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+#include<math.h>
+using namespace std;   
+	int dd=0,mm=0,yy=0;
+    int jd=0;
+        
+    int fnleap()
+    {
+        cout<<"Enter day:"<<endl;
+        cin>>dd;
+        cout<<"Enter month:"<<endl;
+        cin>>mm;
+        cout<<"Enter year:"<<endl;
+        cin>>yy;
+        if(yy%4==0)
+        return(1);
+        else 
+        return(0);
+    }
+    int fnisvalid()
+    {
+        if(dd<1||dd>31)
+        return(0);
+        if(mm<1||mm>12)
+        return(0);
+        if(yy<1)
+        return(0);
+        else
+        return(1);
+    }
+    int main()
+    {
+        int endm[]={31,29,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31};
+        if(fnleap()==0)
+        endm[1]=28;
+        int r=0;
+        int p=fnisvalid();
+        if(p==0)
+        {
+            cout<<"INVALID INPUT !!!!"<<endl;
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        for(int i=0;i<mm-1;i++)
+        r=endm[i]+r;
+        jd=dd+r;
+        cout<<"JULIAN DATE :"<<jd;
+    }
+        
diff --git a/kaprekar_number.cpp b/kaprekar_number.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eddffc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kaprekar_number.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+#include<math.h>
+using namespace std;
+int sum(int n)
+  {
+        int m=n,d=0;
+        int s=m*m;
+        //while loop begins to count the number of digits
+        while(n!=0)
+        {
+         d++;
+         n=n/10;
+        }
+        int a=s%(int)pow(10,d);
+        int b=s/(int)pow(10,d);
+        int su=a+b;
+        return(su);
+  }
+  int main()
+  {
+  	int k=0,num,m;
+    cout<<"Enter the upper and lower limits :"<<endl;
+    cin>>num>>m;
+    //displaying the reasult
+    cout<<"The kaprekar numbers within "<<m<<" and "<<num<<" : "<<endl;
+    for(int i=m;i<=num;i++)
+    {
+      if(sum(i)==i)
+      {
+        cout<<i<<"\t";
+        k++;
+      }
+    }
+    cout<<endl;
+  }
+
+