Tipraland
Context:
‘Tipraland’ was a demand of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), which is now in power in Tripura in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- It was a political call for the creation of a separate state for indigenous groups.
Analysis
- The concept of Greater Tipraland does not restrict simply to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) areas.
- It demands that every indigenous area or village which is today outside the TTAADC be included in Greater Tipraland.
- ‘Greater Tipraland’ has been a political demand on the lines of ‘Greater Nagalim’ and seeks to – in a democratic manner – cater to the aspirations of Tripuris in Mamit of Mizoram, Kachar and Hailakandi in Assam, and even in Khagrachari, Bandarban, and Chittagong of Bangladesh.
- Tripuris are 19 indigenous clans, most of whom live in the TTAADC areas which make up two-thirds of the state’s geographical area.
‘Greater Tipraland’ has been a political demand on the lines of ‘Greater Nagalim’ and seeks to – in a democratic manner – cater to the aspirations of Tripuris in Mamit of Mizoram, Kachar and Hailakandi in Assam, and even in Khagrachari, Bandarban, and Chittagong of Bangladesh. Tripuris are 19 indigenous clans, most of whom live in the TTAADC areas which make up two-thirds of the state’s geographical area.