Ot Guru Kol Lako bodra (; 19 September 1919 – 29 June 1986) (in Ho: ''jonom chanduh aangai-aten chanduh atowari'' ) is the creator of the

Warang Chiti Warang Citi (also written Varang Kshiti or Barang Kshiti; , IPA: /wɐrɐŋ ʧɪt̪ɪ/) is a writing system invented by Lako Bodra for the Ho language spoken in East India. It is used in primary and adult education and in various publications. It ...

writing system used for writing the

Ho language Ho () is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in India by about 1.04 million people (0.103% of India's population) per the 2001 census. Ho is a tribal language. It is spoken by the Ho, Munda, Kolha and ...

Early life

Ott Guru Kol Lako Bodra was born on 19 September 1919 in Paseya village, Khutpani Block,

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to a humble and religious family of Lebeya and Jano Kui Bodra. He started his primary education at Badchom Hatu primary school. After completing his primary school he took admission in Purueya primary school. In Purueya he completed his 8th class then his parents sent him to his maternal uncle's home in

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. In Chakradharpur, he was admitted to the Grammar High School in 9th class. After completing his 9th class he went to Chaibasa for further studies. He took admission in matriculation in District High School, Chaibasa. After completing matriculation there, he moved to

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with the help of Jaipal Singh for further education and attended Jalandhar city college where he graduated in

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Professional life and Warang Chiti

After completing his education he went back home. Then he got a job in

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as a clerk and was posted to

Danguwapasi Danguwapasi is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a g ...

. During his job in railways he invented the Warang Chiti alphabet. For spreading it, he created Adi Samaj (Dupub Huda) in Jodapokhar,

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by help of Mr. Mahati Bandara. Adi Samaj meetings were held in a house in the ACC cement plant colony in Jhinkpani. Near by village people came to the Adi Samaj to become literate in Warang Chiti.

References

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