Mangei Gomango

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

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

(1916-06-16)June 16, 1916
NationalityIndian
Known forInventing Saura alphabet
Saura Script invented by Mangei Gomango

Early life

Gomango was born on 16 June 1916 in Marichaguda, Rayagada, Odisha.[6] He is regarded as the inventor of Soura Lipi(script). The Saura script Sorang Sompeng[7] was developed by 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. Daniels, Peter T.; Bright, William (1996). The World's Writing Systems - Peter T. Daniels, William Bright - Google Books. ISBN 9780195079937. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. "Sorang Sompeng alphabet | 인터넷 사이트 | cyclopaedia.net". Ko.cyclopaedia.asia. 2008-01-02. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. 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. Daniels, Peter T.; Bright, William (1996). The World's Writing Systems - Peter T. Daniels, William Bright - Google Books. ISBN 9780195079937. 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. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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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