Debbarma

Debbarma
Debbarma
Profile
Country	India
Region	Tripura
Ethnicity	Tripuri
Chief
	none
Titles
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Debbarma<ref>"Tripuri, the Native People of Tripura state". Tripura.Org.In. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 26 March 2021.</ref><ref>"Debbarma Surname". Forebears. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 14 April 2021.</ref> is the main clan of Tripuri community, predominantly in state of Tripura, India and Bangladesh who speak Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language.<ref>Ahmed, Sazdik; Ravhee, Shahla (2020). "A Study on the Settlement Morphology of Tipra (Tripura) ethnic group in Sreemangal, Bangladesh". Journal of Recent Activities in Architectural Sciences: 3–19. doi:10.46610/JoRAAS.2020.v05i01.003.</ref>

Variations

The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma, Deb Barma, DebBarma, Dev Barma, Dev Varma, Deb Burman, Dev Burman, Debbarman, Dev Barman, Dev Varman and Devvarman.

Classifications

Although Debbarmas speak Kokborok, some differences in their accents can be found if observed carefully. The way they speak it varies in tones and words too. The accent of someone residing in the north can vary significantly if compared to someone residing in the south.^{[citation needed]}

These Include:

Daspa
Beri
Dona

Groups

Notable people

Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma (1908–1947), one of the last Kings of Tripura.
Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, TIPRA Motha,<ref>Panday, Chandan (25 December 2019). "Tripura royal scion Pradyot forms new social organisation 'TIPRA'". East Mojo. Former Tripura Cong president announces creation of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance ahead of Autonomous District Council elections next year. Retrieved 14 April 2021.</ref> Chairman and the current head of Tripura Royal House.
Sachin Dev Burman, Bollywood composer and singer.
Rahul Dev Burman, Bollywood composer and singer.
Dasarath Debbarma, (1993-1998) first and yet only Tripuri Chief Minister of Tripura.
Jishnu Debbarma, 4th Governor of Telangana, and former Deputy Chief Minister Of Tripura Government. He is the youngest son of Maharaj Kumari Kamal Prabha Devi, the single sister of Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Debbarma (last king of Tripura).
Kriti Devi Debbarman, Member of Tripura Royal Family and MP Tripura East constituency.
Atul Debbarma, sitting MLA from the Krishnapur constituency. Indian doctor-turned-politician, writer, author, activist, statesman, founder of Tripur Kshatriya Samaj, Subrai Mission Trust, Subrai Vidya Mandir, Agartala. He published a Kokborok translation of the Bhagavad Gita with in-depth analysis. He translated the Rajmala (The Royal Chronicle of Tripura) and the Tripur Samhita to Kokborok.
Raima Sen Dev Varma, Bollywood actress.
Riya Sen Dev Varma, Bollywood actress.
Somdev Devvarman, Indian tennis player. Debbarman created history<ref>"Asiad: Somdev Creates History, India Retains 8th Spot". www.outlookindia.com. Outlook.com. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.</ref> by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event of the Asian Games. In 2011, Devvarman received the Arjuna Award<ref>"Somdev receives Arjuna Award". Hindustan Times. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2021-04-13.</ref><ref>Agencies, New Delhi (20 September 2011). "Somdev Devvarman receives Arjuna Award". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 April 2021.</ref> from the Indian government for his tennis successes. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for tennis. In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award Padma Shri.<ref>"Kidambi Srikanth, Somdev Devvarman receive Padma Shri awards; Padma Bhushan for Dhoni - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-13.</ref>
Harinath Debbarma, politician, activist, statesman, author from Tripura.
Bikashrai Debbarma, poet, author, and language activist from Tripura.
Nanda Kumar Deb Barma, playwright, poet and lyricist.
Sukhendu Debbarma, Professor and Dean of Tripura University.

References

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v t e Kokborok
Region	Tripura Assam Mizoram Burma Bangladesh Chittagong hill tracts Cumilla Chadpur Sylhet Northern Cambodia (historically)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Brahmaputran Boro–Garo Bodo Kokborok
Speaking groups in Tripura	Debbarma Jamatia Koloi Noatia Murasing Tipura Rupini
Publishers group	Kokborok Sahitya Sabha Kokborok Tei Hukumu Mission Kokborok Sahitya Sangsad Hachukni Khorang Publishers Jora Publication Dey Kokborok Publishers Kokborok Academy
Notable writers	Radhamohan Thakur Daulot Ahmed Bangshi Thakur Dasarath Deb Sudhanwa Debbarma Sudhanya Tripura Shyamlal Deb Barma Chandrakanta Murasing Shyamacharan Tripura Rabindra Kishore Debbarma Alindralal Tripura Sefali Debbarma Mahendra Deb Barma Nanada Kumar Deb Barma Santimoy Chakraborty Kunja Bihari Debbarma Binoy Debbarma Nilmani Debbarma