Santali to English:
ᱱᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱡᱚᱨ ᱜᱟᱢᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱸᱣᱛᱟᱼᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱨᱟᱡ ᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱚᱠᱛᱮ ᱠᱩ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱮᱛ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ, ᱚᱠᱛᱮ ᱫᱚ (ᱯᱚᱨᱤᱪᱪᱷᱚᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱡᱼᱜᱩᱡ ᱨᱮ) ᱧᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱱᱟ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
Thus, our focus shifts from a desire to know the times the novel is referring to in socio-economic or political terms, to a desire to see the times (in terms of costume and decor).