Raghunath Murmu

Raghunath Murmu
Murmu's stone idol in Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS), Bhubaneswar office.
Born (1905-05-05)5 May 1905
Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Died 1 February 1982(1982-02-01) (aged 76)
Occupation Ideologist, playwright, and writer
Nationality Indian
Subject Ol Chiki alphabet

Pandit Raghunath Murmu (05 May 1905[1] – 1 February 1982)[2] was the inventor of the "Ol Chiki" script used in Santali language.[3][4]

As well as books of his songs and plays,[5] Murmu also wrote school text books in the Ol script.[6]

Honours

Murmu was honoured by Mayurbhanj State Adivasi Mahasabha with the title "Guru Gomke" (the great teacher).[6][7]

Murmu's birthday, the 5th May, was declared an "optional holiday" by the Odisha chief minister in 2016, and the state culture department was directed to celebrate the day annually, in honour of his creation of the Ol Chiki script.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nayak, Dr. Rajkishore (10 May 2017). "ପ୍ରଣମ୍ୟ ପୁରୁଷ: ପଣ୍ଡିତ ରଘୁନାଥ ମୁର୍ମୁ". Suryaprava. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pandit Raghunath Murmu". Anagrasarkalyan.gov.in. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Naveen declares birthday of Raghunath Murmu a holiday". Times of India. May 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  4. ↑ "Odisha Government Portal" (PDF). Orissa.gov.in. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Hembram, Phatik Chandra (2002). Santhali, a Natural Language. U. Hembram. p. 165.
  6. 1 2 Pathy, J (1988). Ethnic Minorities in the Process of Development. Rawat Book Sellers. p. 174. ISBN 9788170330554.
  7. ↑ "Indian Linguistics". 47-50. 1987: 18.
  • "Pandit Raghunath Murmu & OlChiki Script" (YouTube video). Nilay Kumar Murmu (AVEN TARAS). May 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  • "Pandit Raghunath Murmu Documentary" (YouTube video). Sashi Kanta Murmu. March 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-04.


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