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Mangei Gomango
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Mangei Gomango's stone statue in the Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS), Bhubaneswar office.
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| Born | Mangei Gomango (1916-06-16)16 June 1916 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 63–64) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Inventing Saura alphabet |
Mangei Gomango (16 June 1916 – 1980), popularly known as Pandita Sabara Mangei Gamango was an Indian language activist who is said to have devised[1][2] the tribal language of Rayagada district.[3][4] He has been awarded by Odisha Sahitya Academy.[5]
Gomango was born on 16 June 1916 in Marichaguda, Jeypore Estate, British India.[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]
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]
Gomango died in 1980.[14]
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