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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+//change row and column value to set the canvas size
+int row = 5;
+int col = 4;
+
+//creates row boundary
+int row_line(){
+	printf("\n");
+	for(int i=0; i<col; i++){printf(" -----");}
+	printf("\n");
+}
+
+//returns the count of alive neighbours
+int count_live_neighbour_cell(int a[row][col], int r, int c){
+	int i, j, count=0;
+	for(i=r-1; i<=r+1; i++){
+		for(j=c-1;j<=c+1;j++){
+			if((i==r && j==c) || (i<0 || j<0) || (i>=row || j>=col)){
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(a[i][j]==1){
+				count++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return count;
+}
+
+int main(){
+	int a[row][col], b[row][col];
+	int i,j;
+	int neighbour_live_cell;
+
+	//generate matrix canvas with random values (live and dead cells)
+	for(i=0; i<row; i++){
+		for(j=0;j<col;j++){
+			a[i][j] = rand() % 2;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//print array matrix
+	printf("Initial Stage:");
+	row_line();
+	for(i=0; i<row; i++){
+		printf(":");
+		for(j=0;j<col;j++){
+			printf(" %d :",a[i][j]);
+		}
+		row_line();
+	}
+
+	//next canvas values based on live neighbour count
+	for(i=0; i<row; i++){
+		for(j=0;j<col;j++){
+			neighbour_live_cell = count_live_neighbour_cell(a,i,j);
+			if(a[i][j]==1 && (neighbour_live_cell==2 || neighbour_live_cell==3)){
+				b[i][j]=1;
+			}
+
+			else if(a[i][j]==0 && neighbour_live_cell==3){
+				b[i][j]=1;
+			}
+
+			else{
+				b[i][j]=0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	//print next generation 
+	printf("\nNext Generation:");
+	row_line(row);
+	for(i=0; i<row; i++){
+		printf(":");
+		for(j=0;j<col;j++){
+			printf(" %d :",b[i][j]);
+		}
+		row_line(row);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* 
+###################################### OUTPUT ####################################
+Initial Stage:
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+
+Next Generation:
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 0 : 1 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+: 1 : 0 : 1 : 1 :
+----- ----- ----- -----
+
+*/
+//This code is contributed by adisg25 - Aditya Singh