Raghunath Murmu

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Raghunath Murmu was an Indian linguist and educator best known for inventing the Ol Chiki script used to write the Santali language.

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Raghunath Murmu canonical 3
Pandit Raghunath Murmu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
human
inventor
linguist
advocatedFor recognition of Santali as a distinct language
use of mother tongue in education
associatedWith Ol Chiki literature
linked to: Ol Chiki script

Santali-language plays
contributedTo cultural identity of Santal people
standardization of Santali writing
countryOfCitizenship India
culturalDomain Santal culture
ethnicGroup Santal people
familyName Murmu
fieldOfWork education
linguistics
writing systems
givenName Raghunath
hasScript Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
influenced Santali education
Santali literature
knownFor inventing the Ol Chiki script
promotion of Santali language
languageWritten Santali
linked to: Santhali
legacy symbol of Santal linguistic identity
widespread use of Ol Chiki among Santali speakers
movement Santali language movement
name Raghunath Murmu
nativeLanguage Santali
linked to: Santhali
notableWork Ol Chiki script
occupation educator
linguist
playwright
writer
regionOfActivity eastern India
present-day Jharkhand region
present-day Odisha region
scriptInvented Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
writingSystemDevelopedFor Santali language
linked to: Santhali

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santhali hasScriptCreator Raghunath Murmu
Raghunath Murmu name Raghunath Murmu
Ol Chiki script creator Pandit Raghunath Murmu
linked to: Raghunath Murmu
Santal people scriptCreator Raghunath Murmu