We have our reasons for identifying as Tongchangya Our intention is not to engage in conflict with any tribe but to share our culture and assert our identity as Tongchangya. Historically, there is little evidence supporting the categorization of Daingnet,…
Kamalanagar, 30 December 2019: New Jagnasury is also known as Damdep, one of the oldest villages in Chakma Autonomous District Council (Mizoram, India) completed 50 years of founding. To commemorate the occasion a celebration program was organized yesterday. Dg. Rasik…
Front view of Tanchangya house The Tanchangya tribe in Bandarban builds a unique type of house, which is now increasingly disappearing and being replaced by Bangali-style houses. Their unique characteristic is that one wall of the house in the main living area is built…
”Bishu is a part of our identity and a representation of our diverse cultures“ To some, it is Sangrai, to some it is Biju, to some it is Baisu. As for Tanchangyas, we call it Bishu. But no matter by…
Shri Dr. Kartrik Chandra Tanchangya was a multifaceted individual, renowned as both a poet and a physician. His influence and literary contributions extended far beyond the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where he was born in March 1920 in the quaint village…
a. Introduction The Tanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh and an ethnic group in India and Myanmar. It is categorized under Indo-Aryan languages, a sub-group of the Indo-Iranian branch…
The following article was published in Journal of Applied Science & Social Science, Vol. II, No I. March –April 2011 (ISSN 2229 3205) By Rupak Debnath Chakmas are the major ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts; outside the Hill…
The Tanchangya alphabet, known as Ka-pat, is an abugida script used to write the Tanchangya language, primarily spoken by the Tanchangya community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and parts of Myanmar. This unique writing system belongs to the…
In the picturesque Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, one name stands out as a symbol of artistic excellence and cultural pride: Mr. Rati Kanta Tanchangya. He was born on June 6, 1941, in the serene village of Boradam, Rangamati, Rati…
Introduction Daingnet claims they are the descendant of ancient Sakya race, who migrated from Central India to Myanmar in the first civilisation called Tagaung in 9th century B.C. In India they are known as Tonchangya, and Tanchangya in Bangladesh and…
