Ulaanbaatar
Jigmedsuren Sandag: During My 46 Years in the Education Sector, I Taught 40 Thousand People the Mongol Script
Society
Ulaanbaatar, January 27, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The winners of the “Best Mongol Calligrapher-2024” International Contest organized by the “Khumuun Bichig” Newspaper of MONTSAME Mongolian National News Agency received their awards on January 22, 2025.
This year, more than 1,200 works were submitted from nine districts of the capital, 18 aimags, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Buryatia of the Russian Federation. The oldest participant in the Contest was 102-year-old S. Jigmedsuren, a resident of the Bayangol district, while the youngest participant was U. Ganzaya, a first-grader at the Classical Music School of the Mongolian State Conservatory. During the Award Ceremony, the two participants shared their thoughts.
S. Jigmedsuren noted, "I am participating in the “Best Mongol Calligrapher” International Contest for the 27th time. The Mongol script is an astonishing intellectual heritage of the Mongols and a symbol of national independence and our people living by our true identity. Therefore, every Mongol ought to learn the Mongol script. I have regularly participated in the Contest, hoping that future generations would learn the Standing script unfalteringly and become diligent practitioners.
From 1940 to 2015, I have dedicated 75 years of my entire life to the development and prosperity of my country. Of these, 46 years were committed to education and science, and 29 years to military service.
During this period, I have taught 40,100 people the Mongol script.
I would like to impart to the next generation that human beings are a creation of nature, consisting of the body, the language, and the mind. Humans were given intelligence in order to live wisely. The most powerful thing in the universe is intelligence. One can sharpen and expand the mind through books. The purpose of oneself is not merely being alive, but to live. Therefore, I hope you respect and honor your language and literature."
The youngest participant U. Ganzaya shared, “I have created my favorite things for the “Best Mongol Calligrapher-2024” International Contest. That’s why I made Mongol gers and toys. I added the letter “B” to draw a house, and the letter “Sh” to draw a bird. Also, I used the letter “B” to draw a tiger, and the letter “Kh” to draw a violin. I thought I would create something cool.”
