NewzVille Desk
For the first time, millions of Santhali people—primarily in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and Bihar can read and understand the nation’s fundamental legal document and their constitutional rights in their own mother tongue, Santhali.
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is a matter of pride and joy for all the Santhali people that the Constitution of India is now available in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script. It will make them able to read and understand the Constitution in their own language.
The President said that this year, we are celebrating the centenary of the Ol Chiki script. She appreciated the Union Minister of Law and Justice and his team for bringing the Constitution of India in Ol Chiki script in its centenary year.
Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan and the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, were also present on the occasion.
Santhali is one of India’s most ancient living languages. It was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution in 2003 (92nd Amendment), and this release reinforces its official status and dignity.
