Tag: Santhali

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2nd official language status for Santhali sought

Bhubaneswar: The demand for second launguage status for Santhali has gained momentum with city-based Saarawna Trust, a tribal outfit, urging Odisha government to take up the matter on an urgent basis. On the occasion of the Santhali Bhasa Diwas, a delegation of the outfit along with a few representatives of tribal community met Chief Minister […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Tata Steel celebrates birth anniversary of Raghunath Murmu

More than 400 people from Santhali community gathered at Sarangapur village of Danagadi block to celebrate birth anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu, creator of Santhali script ‘Olchiki’, organised by Tata Steel with traditional fervour yesterday

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Santhali Language Makes Debut In Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Santhali language on Friday made its debut in Rajya Sabha when a lawmaker from Odisha used it to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the Zero Hour. Biju Janata Dal MP Sarojni Hembram spoke in Santhali, an Austroasiatic-Munda language spoken mostly by tribals in Odisha. She also demanded Bharat Ratna for […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Column: Celebrating Our Diversity

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Santhali, the language spoken by India’s largest tribal community spread across Odisha, Bihar, Chhatisgarh and Jharkhand, found an articulate voice in the Rajya Sabha on Friday when Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member, Sarojini Hembram used it to make a point during the zero hour. This was the first time the language was […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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