President Murmu releases Constitution in Santhali language

• President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on December 25.

• The Santhali language, which was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003, is one of the most ancient living languages of India. 

• It is spoken by a significant number of tribal people in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar.

• The Constitution translated into the Santhali language was published for the first time by the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.

• It was released on the occasion of the birth centenary year of Ol Chiki script developed by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in 1925.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)