Sadhu Ramchand Murmu (30 April 1897 – 15 December 1954)[2][better source needed] was a Santali poet, writer, and educator.

[3] He reshaped the Santali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He encourages the indigenous Santals community and inspired them in education & culture.

He also developed the first script named MUJ-DANDHE (also known as Maj Dader Ank) for the Santali language in 1923.

[7][8][9] Sadhu Ramchand Murmu was born in 1897 in Kamarbandhi village (near Silda town) of Midnapore district (present Jhargram district) of the state West Bengal, India.