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Kokrajhar

It is occupied by different communities and cultures, The main inhabitants are Koch Rajbongshis, Bodos, Nepali, Assamese, , Bengalis, Garo, Santalis and other communities too.

Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

Santals form the majority of church members, with Boro and Bengali people comprising most of the rest of the members.

Paul Olaf Bodding

He was a celebrated scientist, and he is still well known among the santals living in the states of Jharkand, Bihar and Assam as well as in Bangladesh and the Scandinavian countries.

Santali

Santali Latin alphabet, invented in the 1890s by the Norwegian missionary Paul Olaf Bodding, and still used by most Santals, especially the members of the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC)

Santhal people

Edward Duyker Tribal Guerrillas: The Santals of West Bengal and the Naxalite Movement, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1987, pp.


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