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{{Short description|Indian social worker}}

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{{Infobox person
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| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Social worker
| known_for = Social activism
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* [[Padma Shri]]
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'''Bikram Bahadur Jamatia''' is a [[Tripuri people|Tripuri]] Indian social worker and the former Akra (Head) of the [[Jamatia Hoda]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NC Debbarma, Bikram Bahadur Jamatia awarded Padmasree, Chief Minister Congratulates |url=https://tripurainfo.com/news.aspx?intnid=16491&title=NC-Debbarma-Bikram-Bahadur-Jamatia-awarded-Padmasree-Chief-Minister-Congratulates |website=tripurainfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tripura tribal leader who played important role in tackling insurgency on Padma list |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/tripura/2023/01/26/tripura-tribal-leader-who-played-important-role-in-tackling-insurgency-on-padma-list/ |website=EastMojo |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=26 January 2023}}</ref> He played an important role in promoting an indigenous people’s ‘movement’ against the [[National Liberation Front of Tripura|NLFT]], [[All Tripura Tiger Force|ATTF]] and other small terror group in Tripura. Jamatia received the Deendayal Upadhyaya National Integration Award Award and the Kalikinkar Debbarma Award for Excellent Performance in Classical Music in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tripura tribal leader conferred Deendayal Upadhyaya award |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tripura-tribal-leader-conferred-deendayal-upadhyaya-award-118041301325_1.html |website=Business Standard India |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=13 April 2018}}</ref> In 2023, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] (2023), the fourth-highest civilian award in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tripuranewslive.com/tripura-n-c-debbarma-bikram-bahadur-jamatia-conferred-padma-shri/ | title=Tripura: N.C. Debbarma, Bikram Bahadur Jamatia conferred Padma Shri | date=26 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=74th R-Day : NC Debbarma, Bikram Bahadur Jamatia from Tripura get Padma Shri awards |url=https://enewstime.in/enews/74th-r-day-nc-debbarma-bikram-bahadur-jamatia-from-tripura-get-padma-shri-awards-20340.html |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tripura tribal leader who played important role in tackling insurgency on Padma list |url=https://theprint.in/india/tripura-tribal-leader-who-played-important-role-in-tackling-insurgency-on-padma-list/1336734/ |access-date=27 January 2023 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |publisher=[[The Print]]}}</ref><ref>https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees.aspx</ref>

==Social Work==
In the late 1990s when the insurgency was at its peak in Tripura he used to visit militancy infested tribal areas ignoring threat and motivated villagers to stand up against the insurgency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tripura tribal leader who tackled insurgency on Padma list {{!}} Nagaland Post |url=https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/tripura-tribal-leader-who-tackled-insurgency-on-padma-list/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tripura tribal leader who played important role in tackling insurgency on Padma list |url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/national/tripura-tribal-leader-who-played-important-role-in-tackling-insurgency-on-padma-list/501754.html}}</ref> He has been promoting indigenous faith, cultural and heritage for decades, he had also played the role of ambassador against alleged conversion in the Tripura's hilly areas.

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