Ol chiki script of Santhali language

July 3, 2023

PM recently wished the people of Santhal tribe on occasion of Hul diwas using Ol Chiki Script of Santhali language

Other amendments related to addition of languages in the 8^th schedule include-

· 21^st Amendment added Sindhi.

· 71^st amendment added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali.

Trick to remember- 21 +71 = 92

Hul Divas is observed annually on June 30 in memory of tribals — Sidho and Kanhu Murmu — who led the Santhal hul (rebellion) on June 30, 1855, at Bhognadih in Sahebganj district.
- Hul, in the local language, means a movement for liberation.
The 92^nd Constitutional Amendment Act added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages to Schedule VIII to Constitution of India.
The Ol Chiki script, also known as Ol Chemetʼ, Ol Ciki, Ol, and sometimes as the Santali alphabet, is the official writing system for Santhali.
It was created in 1925 by Raghunath Murmu.
Santhali is a Munda language and is spoken mainly in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and also in Bangladesh, eastern Nepal and Bhutan.
There are about 3 million speakers of Santali in India according to 2011 census.