Why in the News?
The President of India Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
What is the Development
- Constitution of India translated into Santhali language
• Script used: Ol Chiki
• Enables Santhali speaking population to read and understand the Constitution in their own language
About Santhali Language
- One of the most ancient living languages of India
• Belongs to the Austroasiatic language family
• Included in the Eighth Schedule through the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act
• Major speaker population in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar
Ol Chiki Script
- Indigenous script developed specifically for the Santhali language
• Created by Pandit Raghunath Murmu
• The year marks the centenary of the Ol Chiki script
• Enhances cultural identity and literary development of Santhali speakers
Significance
- Promotes linguistic inclusion and constitutional literacy
• Strengthens access to fundamental rights and duties for tribal communities
• Aligns with the constitutional vision of cultural and linguistic diversity
• Symbolic recognition of tribal heritage at the highest constitutional level
Dignitaries Present
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
• Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal
Prelims Pointers
- Language: Santhali
• Script: Ol Chiki
• Constitutional status: Eighth Schedule language
• Amendment year: 2003
• Occasion: Centenary year of Ol Chiki script
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