Santali to English:
᱑᱙᱙᱗ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱱᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱮᱥ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱱᱴᱤᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱟᱹ ᱛᱮᱭ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾
The Government of Andhra Pradesh honoured Kumar with the NTR National Award in 1997.