Did you know that a major Indian language once had no script of its own? 😳

Santhali, spoken by the Santal community, was written in Roman, Devanagari, Bengali, and Odia scripts — but its original pronunciation and identity were getting lost.

In 1925, Pandit Raghunath Murmu created the Ol Chiki script — giving Santhali its own written identity and starting a cultural revival movement.

On 16 February 2026, the President of India inaugurated the 100-year celebration of the Ol Chiki script in Delhi. A commemorative coin and stamp were released, and achievers from the community were honored.

Ol Chiki is not just a script — it is a symbol of identity, pride, and cultural preservation.

India is an orchard of languages. When a language survives, culture survives. And when a script is born, history gets written.

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