<p>'Santhali' reverberated in Rajya Sabha for the first time in 67 years since its inception when BJD MP Sarojini Hembram on Friday spoke in the language of the tribal community Santhals.</p>.<p>Herself belonging to Santhal community, Hembram raised the issue of conferring Bharat Ratna to Raghunath Murmu, the inventor of the 'Ol Chiki', the script used in Santhali language.</p>.<p>After her three minute speech during Zero Hour, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said it was for the first time that Santhali has been spoken on the floor of Rajya Sabha, that too by a woman member.</p>.<p>He also said the interpretation from Santhali to Hindi was done under the new scheme of empanelled consultant for Santhali, who is not a regular employee of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat but by a PhD student.</p>.<p>Sources said Priti Priya Marandi, who is pursuing her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), did the interpretation from Santhali to Hindi. </p>
<p>'Santhali' reverberated in Rajya Sabha for the first time in 67 years since its inception when BJD MP Sarojini Hembram on Friday spoke in the language of the tribal community Santhals.</p>.<p>Herself belonging to Santhal community, Hembram raised the issue of conferring Bharat Ratna to Raghunath Murmu, the inventor of the 'Ol Chiki', the script used in Santhali language.</p>.<p>After her three minute speech during Zero Hour, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said it was for the first time that Santhali has been spoken on the floor of Rajya Sabha, that too by a woman member.</p>.<p>He also said the interpretation from Santhali to Hindi was done under the new scheme of empanelled consultant for Santhali, who is not a regular employee of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat but by a PhD student.</p>.<p>Sources said Priti Priya Marandi, who is pursuing her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), did the interpretation from Santhali to Hindi. </p>
