Sudhanwa Debbarma

Sudhanwa Debbarma
Born(1918-02-26)26 February 1918
Sutarmura, Bishalgarh, Tripura (princely state)
Died1999 (aged 80–81)
Citizenship India
Alma materUmakanta Academy (Class-12)
Shreekail College Bangladesh (B.A)
OccupationsWriter, Politician
OrganizationGanamukti Parishad
Known forFather of Kokborok language & literature[1]
Political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Parents
  • Budhikumar Debbarma (father)
  • Indrabati Devi (mother)
Sudhanwa Debbarma
Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura
In office
1977[2]–1988
Preceded byGunapada Jamatia
Succeeded byTarani Debbarma
ConstituencyTakarjala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
24 January 1978 – 6 January 1983

Sudhanwa Debbarma (also spelt Sudhanya Debbarma) (26 February 1918 – 1999) was an Indian Kokborok writer, Political leader and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a former Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly.[3][4] He was a veteran leader of the Ganamukti Parishad. He was a member of Tripura Legislative Assembly from Takarjala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) between 1977 and 1988.[5][6]

Early life

Debbarma was born in a lower-middle-class family in Sutarmura village under Bishalgarh Sub-division, West Tripura district (present day Sepahijala district) in Tripura. He spent his primary school days in his village, after which he moved to Agartala for higher education. He completed his higher secondary education at Umakanta Academy. After higher secondary he went to Bangladesh for graduate studies.

Political career

Debbarma and other activists started revolution against the king of Tripura to spread education among the Tiprasa population. They established Tripura Janasiksha Samiti in 1945, with Debbarma as the founding president of the organization.[7][8] The king issued an arrest warrant against the Janashiksha Samiti eaders and he was arrested and severely beaten up while in jail.[9] This led to Janashiksha Samiti Sudhanwa and other leaders demanding the right to life and livelihood of the Tripuri people. On 15 August 1948, Sudhanwa, Dasarath Deb, Hemanta Debbarma, Bidya Debbarma and other leaders formed the Ganamukti Parishad,[10] in opposition to the torture of bureaucrats and police of Tripura.[8] He was inspired by communist ideology and became a member of the Communist Party of India.[11] When the Communist Party was split in 1964, he took the side of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was elected to the Tripura state committee of the CPI(M). In 1977, Tripura Legislative Assembly election he was elected for the first time on a CPI(M) ticket from Takarjala (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[12][13]

Revolution

Tripura Janasiksha Samiti

On 27 December 1945 AD (11th Pousa of 1352 BE) the Tripura Janasiksha Samiti came into being at Durgachoudhury Para under the Jirania Block. This organisation was established by several enlightened Tripuri youth, including Dasarath Deb, Sudhanwa Debbarma, Hemanta Debbarma and others with the purpose of setting up schools and spreading education among the children of the down-trodden Tripuris in the state of Tripura.[14] The movement of the Janasiksha Samiti rapidly transformed into a mass movement.

In that time, the Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman's education minister Brown Sahib was compelled to open nearly three hundred schools in rural areas.[15] The Samiti established 488 primary schools in different remote areas of the state with its active co-operation.[16] Subsequently, in 1950–51, most of these schools were recognized by the State Government.[17]

List of works

Sudhanwa wrote many novels, poems and short stories. The first Kokborok magazine "Kwtal Kothoma" was published by him in 1954 AD.

Novels

Kokborok title English title Publisher Year Description Reference
Chethuang 1954 A kokborok novel [18]
Hachuk Khurio (part-1) In the lap of Hills Kokborok Sahitya Sabha 1987 The first modern kokborok novel [19][20]
Hachuk Khurio (part-2) In the lap of Hills 1994 [21]

Poems

Kokborok title English title Publisher Year
Himdi do 1983
Kha kwrak 1983

Drama

Year Title Publisher Description Reference
1948 Egiye Cholo The first Kokborok Drama [22]
Porikhit Bidruho

See also

References

  1. ↑ Akademi, Sahitya (2005). Annual Report. Sahitya Akademi. p. 129. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Tripura 1977". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Karna, Mahendra Narain (1998). Social movements in North-East India. Indus Pub. Co. p. 134. ISBN 81-7387-083-7. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kokborok language gains popularity". www.telegraphindia.com. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1983". www.elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "CPIM, Tripura State Committee". cpimtripura.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Modern Tripura". www.tripura.org.in.
  9. ↑ Das, Gautam. "TRIPURA LEFT FRONT GOVERNMENT WILL PROTEST 10,323 TEACHERS AFFECTED BY COURT'S ORDER". ganashakti.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Mariam, Dhawale. "Inspiring Experience of Left-Led Tribal Movement in Tripura | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Khan, Saqib (17 February 2018). "Why the Left is the Most Popular Force Among Tribals in Tripura". NewsClick. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Takarjala Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Takarajala Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tripura Tribal Employee Committee on Sunday organized 71st Jana Siksha Diwas at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan". www.tripurainfoway.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Comrade Bidya Debbarma". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Das, Haripada. "Dasaratha Deb Birth Centenary Celebrations Begin in Tripura | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "CPI-M observed 73rd Janashiksha Diwas". www.tripuraindia.in. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Prakashani, Nabachandana (2016). চেথুয়াং. p. 80. ISBN 9789380357843. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "SYLLABUS & PROGRAMME STRUCTURE" (PDF). MBB University. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Syllabus of Kokborok" (PDF). Tripura University. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  21. ↑ "হাচুক খুরিঅ or Hachuk Khurio". NEToday.in. Kokborok Sahitya Samsad. 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  22. ↑ "এগিয়ে চল: নাটক". Sunil Debbarma. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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