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Translating India’s constitution into a tribal language

Sripati Tudu holding a copy of his translation of the Indian constitution into Santali language [Courtesy: Sripati Tudu] 

New Delhi, India – When the coronavirus lockdown started more than two years ago, Sripati Tudu kept himself busy by working solely on one of his dream projects: translating the world’s longest constitution into his tribal language, Santali.

Tudu, an assistant professor at the Institute of Language Studies and Research in eastern India’s West Bengal state, was born a Santhal, a tribal community native to the region, with a sizeable population also found in neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal.

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