Olchiki Script of Santhalis

The aim of the course aims to outline the importance of  a distinct Santhali language which is widely spoken by the Santhali tribe. As the Santhalis are the third-largest tribes of India and are inhabited in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand. Santhals did not have a written language until the twentieth century and hence the script used now combining features of both the Indic and Roman scripts.

As the Santhals are very conscious about their identity and heritage, this course provides a brief account of the language script of the Santhals, which was developed by Dr Raghunath Murmu in 1925. It is called Olchiki. It is alphabetic and does not share any of the syllabic properties of the other Indic scripts such as Devanagari. It uses 30 letters and five basic diacritics. It has 6 basic vowels and three additional vowels, generated using the Gahla Tudag.

Course Highlights

Instruction Team

• Designed the Course with complete references to the discipline of social anthropology.
• Presenting key themes, theoretical debates, the historical development of the discipline, and ongoing questions.

Comprising of academic experts from our  East India Tribal Research Team, which determines what strategies should be implemented to help the student achieve success. With decades of experience working in the fields of education and social anthropological studies, the EITR team has produced an excellent course curriculum that gives detailed information about the language script of the Santhals.

Moreover, this research team has real-time experiences in interacting with the Santhali tribe to understand their distinct language and script. Hence the team has worked on how such course ideas can be produced, negotiated, and revised over time.