diff --git a/insertion.c b/insertion.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int k,n,i,j=1,l,x;
+int main() {
+	printf("enter the no. of element you wnt to take in array\n");
+	scanf("%d",&n);
+	printf("enter the values of element in the array");
+	int a[n];
+	for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+	{
+		scanf("%d",&a[i]);
+	}
+	printf("enter the index of element you wanna insert\n");
+	scanf("%d",&j);
+	printf("enter the value at the index");
+	scanf("%d",&x);
+	for(k=n-1;k>=j;k--)
+	{
+		a[k+1]=a[k];
+	}
+	a[j]=x;
+	n=n+1;
+	for(l=0;l<n;l++)
+	{
+		printf("%d  ",a[l]);
+	}
+	
+	main();
+}