Research and development of the kurux script

Summer Internship at Akhil Bhartiya Tolong Siki Pracharni Sabha


Xaxa Aman Rupesh

VC 10625006

IDC IIT Bombay

Summer Internship at

Akhil Bhartiya Tolong Siki Pracharni Sabha

House Number 206,

New Area, Morhabadi

Ranchi, Jharkhand


ABTSPS or the Akhil Bhartiya Tolong Siki Paricharni Sabha is an institution which comprises of people from various academic background and professions. This institution was setup to take care of the development of Tolong Siki in the areas where Kurux is spoken. The other works of the institution are the publishing of books in Kurux and regularization and implementation of the new script in schools and colleges. These people look at the implementation of the script in the schools and colleges. Other people in the sabha range from states of Orissa, Chattisgarh and Assam where the language is spoken.


A pediatrician by profession Dr. Narayan Oraon ‘Sainda’ was born in a lowly and ordinary farming village of Sainda. He completed his MBBS from but his upbringing in his village left a strong impact of his mother tongue on him.


Fig :Kurux written in Tolong Siki Script


Fig :Kurux written in newly designed font.

Fig :Designed Font.


Fig :Problems in the designed Font.


Fig 02.02.01: Assigning the characters to the keyboard.

Normal Tolong Siki Glyphs

Arabic Numerals Glyphs


Fig 02.02.03: Final characters on the keyboard.


Mathematics table for primary school from the numerals 1 to 10. Aim The aim of this was to develop a literature for the children to recite and learn the table with as less effort as possible and better grasping capability. Work The work included to see how the tables were done in other languages used in the area such as Hindi or English and tap the best from both. Outcome This project is still in the process and inputs through the discussions would be incorporated in the development of the multiplication table.


• made me aware of the opportunities available as a designer in the development of the language, society and the environment around me

• betterment of the society as a whole

• process of the development of Tolong Siki • the insights to the conceptualization, genesis and

implementation of the script • how exactly to go about designing a font for the

first time and the care to be taken in terms of maintaing its authenticity as well as legibility

• synthesis of technology and the script


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Research and development of the kurux script