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dominant languages like Hindi     phonemes cannot be written
          and English. This connection      in other writing systems. This
          fosters a strong sense of identity   prompted me to conduct quick
          and pride within the community.   research and develop an Ol
              Developing         Typing     Chiki Unicode font and keyboard
          Techniques in Ol Chiki            layout, which can be used with
              The Ol Chiki script, created   popular software like NHM Writer,
          by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in      Keyman Keyboard, Keymagic
          1925, transformed the Santhali    Keyboard, etc. In 2014, there was
          language by providing it with     no Android keyboard in the Play
          a written form. However, its      Store that could facilitate input
          integration into digital platforms   in the Ol Chiki script. However, I
          faced initial hurdles due to the   found only one keyboard, the
          absence  of  standard  fonts  and   C-DAC GIST Keyboard, available
          keyboard layouts.                 on the C-DAC website, which
              I felt odd at that point      we then popularised within the
          because mobile phones and         community. This breakthrough
          desktops did not support Ol Chiki   was  crucial  for  promoting
          Unicode. The worst part was       Santhali  literacy  in  digital
          that we were unable to express    spaces. Today, there are online
          our thoughts properly, as some    tools, mobile apps, and typing

























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