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Chakma origin, root, history, religion, festival, Indian citizenship details
Chakma people origin history, religion, festivals, mainland and nationality
Chakmas observe a Chakma Black Day to condemn the award of their mainland Chittagong Hills to East Pakistan in 1947. This partition seeded the ill fate for Chakma people.
Chakmas refused to be part of Bangladesh when it was formed in 1971. They launched their struggle Shanti Bahini for autonomy.
These armed struggles with Bangla Army lead them to become refugees in India. In a positive note, Bangladesh granted them the status of Bangla tribe but Chakmas refuses to accept that fearing persecution.
Chakmas are Tibetan Buddhist living mainly at Chittagong Hills before partition.
In 1960s Chakmas came to India via Lushai Hills. Indian Government granted them refugee status and shifted Chakmas in relief camps in Tirap, Lohit and Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh kept refusing these refugees in fear of changes in demography and strain on resources.
Baisabi and Phool Biju are Chakmas popular festivals.
Chakmas recently granted Indian Citizenship with certain limitation regarding ownership of land and resources in Arunachal Pradesh.
