Overview
- The President addressed the 22nd Parsi Maha at Dishom Jaherthan in Jamshedpur, opened with a Santali prayer, and delivered parts of her speech in Santali.
- She described Ol Chiki as a defining marker of Santhali identity and urged people to keep speaking their mother tongue.
- She highlighted digitisation, classroom adoption, and translation to broaden access to Santali literature, noting the script’s presence on digital platforms.
- She paid tribute to Ol Chiki creator Pandit Raghunath Murmu by garlanding his bust and felicitated 12 contributors to Santali literature.
- She cited the Centre’s ₹24,000 crore release for particularly vulnerable tribal groups and acknowledged Tata Steel’s role in promoting the script.