Santal Studies Research Organisation

About Santal Studies

A Civilizational Knowledge Platform

Santal Studies is an open, structured knowledge platform dedicated to the civilization, culture, history, and oral traditions of the Santal people — one of the largest Adivasi nations of South Asia, with a population of approximately 8 million spanning Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, and Bangladesh.

Our Mission

To build a permanent, academically rigorous, multilingual knowledge archive of Santal civilization that remains freely accessible, structurally stable, and continuously growing — built to last for centuries.

Methodology

Every entry carries a permanent Public ID, is peer-reviewed before publication, exists in up to three languages (English, Hindi, Santali), and is linked to a structured network of citations, related entries, and source materials.

Contributing

Scholars, researchers, community members, and students are welcome to contribute. Contact us to discuss contributor access, submission guidelines, and editorial standards.

Contact Us

Knowledge Branches

The platform is organized into four interconnected branches:

EN
Encyclopedia of Santal Civilization
A comprehensive encyclopedic record of Santal civilization, culture, history, religion, ecology, arts, oral literature, governance, and know…
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RC
Research Corpus
A curated corpus of primary and secondary research materials on Santal studies. Includes academic papers, field reports, archival documents,…
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AE
Analytical Essays
Scholarly analytical essays engaging critically with Santal history, society, politics, and cultural expression. Organized across thematic s…
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OT
Oral Treasury
A living archive of Santal oral traditions: folk tales, myths, legends, riddles, proverbs, songs, and ritual narratives. Documented in their…
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