30th June - SANTAL HUL Diwas

30th June is SANTAL HUL Diwas please must celebrate: 30th June 1855, the day when it was declared by thousands of Santal Indigenous People of India to start rebellion (Hul) against the opposes ion of British ruler and the money lenders. A large number of Santals assembled in a field of Bhognadihi village of Santal Paragana,Jharkhand,India.

They declared themselves as free and took oath under the leadership of Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu to fight unto the last against the British rulers as well as their agents. This part of a glorious history and the incident relevant to all of us is already known as “Santal Hul”. In this rebellion the Non-Tribal also fought for justice and liberty And Sacrificed those life. In this struggle of historical importance the great martyr Sido, Kanhu, Chand, Bhaero, Phulo-Jhano along with innumerable followers sacrificed those life.

The mighty arrangement of military force by British ruler was shaken and they were forced to reconsider seriously about the social, geographical and economic status of these region. As a result of “SANTAL HUL” a district named ‘SANTAL PARGANA’ was created including some portion of Bihar and Bengal .However the same was now divided into six districts but Santal Pargana Division is still there to keep the honour of our great martyrs . Special provision for safe guard of land in this tribal region was promulgated as TENANCY ACT ultimately known as SANTAL PARGANA TENANCY ACT.

Follow the link to know more about SANTAL HUL

1. https://www.facebook.com/notes/sachchidanand-soren/the-role-of-women-in-holy-warsantal-hul-of-the-santal/175462989180916

2. https://www.facebook.com/notes/sachchidanand-soren/a-vivid-description-of-an-old-man-in-holy-war-santal-hulof-the-santals/173829386010943

3. https://www.facebook.com/notes/sachchidanand-soren/the-role-of-santal-youth-in-holy-war-santal-hulof-santhals/174722945921587

4. https://www.facebook.com/notes/sachchidanand-soren/sido-kanhu-said/176620175731864




- BY Sachchidanand Soren

Sido and kanhu - The valiant freedom fighters fought against the British raj and mahajans

Sido and kanhu (Murmu brothers) The valiant freedom fighters fought against the British raj and mahajans (Exploiters, suppressors and oppressors). They had two more brothers named Chand and Bhairob who also had great role in leading the Santal Hul. They had two valiant sisters named Phulo and Jhano who had also great role in leading the Santal Hul. The revolution started on 30th June, 1855 at the banyan tree of Panchkathiya, near Barhait block of Sahibganj District, Jharkhand. More than ten thousand Santals were present there. The brave Santals fought with bows and arrows against the guns and cannons of the British army. Nearly twenty thousand Santals were killed during the Santal hul. The fight lasted till the end of 1857. The message was loud and clear. British Government acknowledged the protest and accorded Santalpargana Land tenancy Act. Santal revolution is more popularly known as Santal Hul or Santal rebellion. Sido and kanhu, the great heroes and the freedom fighters would always be the source of inspirations and energy for the Indian people in general and Jharkhandi people in particular. “O’ Our dear Beloved heroes we will venerate you and follow you to save Jharkhandi people. Your supreme sacrifice would always be remembered by us.

Dr. Charles Marandi, General Secretary, Jharkhand Society (Regd.)

Ol Chiki Script Santali Language Script

Throughout the 20th century the Santali language has been written in a variety of alphabets like Devnagiri, Roman, Bengali, Odiya etc. The mode of writing was developed/created during the time of developement of others indic script by pondit Raghunath Murmu and most widely used throughout Chhottnagpur including West Bengal is called “OL CHIKI” which literally means “OL CHIKI PARSI”(OL CHIKI SCRIPT) it's consisting of 35 alphabets including 11 Vowel and 24 consonants. The Principle Six vowel are known as "Raha-Alang"(Main vowels) and 5 diacritic altogether become 11 vowels. The alphabets were arranged according to the concise linguistic principle and this arrangement was accepted by the Kherwal community for the development of “SANTALI” language and Literature. The system of transliteration used in the famous book “PARSI POHA” & " RONOR" (Grammar) confirmed to a system that scholar/writer have almost universally accepted to indicate the pronunciation of each "Kherwal" sound. It is a unique modern developed script which has both "Capital & Small" letter this Uniqueness of OL CHIKI PARSI/ALPHABATE is also proved from the used of the single alphabet “ING = I, AM= You, AJ= He" which indicate its richness from the other developed indict script of India. The deciphering of sign and symbol of the script can be understand from the literary drama book "BIDU-CHANDAN" which seems to be retrieving of the Indic Script used by the Kherwal Community during the period of “Mohenjo-Daro & Harapan” Civilizations. (By Parbati Hembram)