India, Feb. 17 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said efforts should be made to preserve and promote Ol Chiki, the alphabetic script for the Santhali language.

Addressing a gathering to commemorate the centenary of the Ol Chiki script, Murmu also expressed happiness that the script is growing in the digital medium.

In 1925, Pandit Raghunath Murmu created the Ol Chiki script. Since then, it has become a powerful symbol of the Santhal identity.

It was included in the Constitution's Eighth Schedule in 2003.

In her address, Murmu described India as a "garden of multiple languages", stressing the importance of using one's mother tongue in communication.

She also said efforts should be made to preserve and promote the Ol Chiki script....