Mangei Gomango

Mangei Gomango

Mangei Gomango's stone statue in in Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS), Bhubaneswar office.

Mangei Gomango's stone statue in in Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS), Bhubaneswar office.
Born Mangei Gomango
(1916-06-16)June 16, 1916
Nationality Indian
Known for Inventing Saura alphabet
Saura Script invented by Mangei Gomango

Mangei Gomango popularly known as Pandita Sabara Mangei Gamango is one of the pioneers[1][2] of tribal language of Rayagada district.[3][4] He has been awarded by Odisha Sahitya Academy.[5]

Early life

Gomango was born on 16 June 1916 in Marichaguda, Rayagada, Odisha.[6] He is the inventor of Soura Lilp(dialect). The Saura script Sorang Sompeng[7] was developed by Guru Mangei Gamang in 1966 for spreading the language.[8][9] As a mark of respect, people called him "Pandita Sabara" (scholar).[10]

Works

The temple of Matarabnam in Marichaguda played a great role in the invention of the script. It is believed that there the Sorang Sompeng alphabet came to him in a vision on 18 June 1936.[11] He was a poet, Arurvedic scholar and a reformer too. In 1936, he established a press in Puthasahi of Gunupur Sub division for spreading the script he invented.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Academy Of Tribal Languages And Culture: Publication". As1.ori.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  2. ↑ Norman Zide. "Three Munda Scripts" (PDF). Sealang.net. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  3. ↑ "The World's Writing Systems - Peter T. Daniels, William Bright - Google Books". Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Sorang Sompeng alphabet | 인터넷 사이트 | cyclopaedia.net". Ko.cyclopaedia.asia. 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  5. ↑ Mishra, Nilanchala (30 June 2015). "Saura Script & Saura Cult". Sambadepaper. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Orissa Review : Index 1948-2005" (PDF). Inpr.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  7. ↑ "The World's Writing Systems - Peter T. Daniels, William Bright - Google Books". Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  8. ↑ "Government agrees to conduct survey on Saura script". New Indian Express. Express News Service. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Alan Wood. "Sora Sompeng – Test for Unicode support in Web browsers". Alanwood.net. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  10. ↑ Dash, Bimalashankar. "Akhara bramha in Metra Hill" (June 16-30 2015): 04. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sorang Sompeng script". Omniglot.com. 1936-06-18. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  12. ↑ "In danger of extinction". Thehindu.com. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  13. ↑ "Anu Kumar's Blog : My father's Circles of Life". Ibnlive.in.com. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2015-04-16.


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