Abstract.
A large fraction of stars in a galaxy form in star clusters. Mass
function of stars in
the star clusters younger than about hundred million years can be
considered as initial mass
function as these systems are less affected by dynamical evolution.
Additionally, the coeval,
equidistant and similar chemical composition of the stars in a star
cluster offer many advantages
in estimating the stellar distribution. In this contribution, we compile
and discuss
some results on initial mass function derived from ground and
space-based observations of
young star clusters in the Milky Way and the Magellanic clouds.
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