100 Years of Ol Chiki Script

On 16th February 2026, the Ministry of Culture organised the inaugural function of the centenary celebrations of the Ol Chiki script in New Delhi.

What is Ol Chiki Script?

  • The Ol Chiki is the official script of the Santhali language, one of India’s prominent tribal languages spoken widely across Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar.
  • Belonging to the Austroasiatic language family, Santhali has historically thrived through these oral traditions.

Historical Development

  • The script was devised in 1925 by Pandit Raghunath Murmu with the aim of safeguarding Santhali linguistic and cultural identity.
  • His literary work High Serena (1936) played a ....
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