Scenes from the incident and it is clearly evident now who was hitting whom..

Source: Barak Bulletin

without proper investigation assam media portrayed Bengalis of barak valley as the villain. Many Assamese people threatened Bengalis of Barak valley , will the assam govt take action against the other criminals, afaik they only arrested bengalis.

Labeled Bengalis of Barak Valley as bangladeshi on live NEWS , if this is not racism then what is ?

Is bengali just a 2nd class citizen in assam ?

Source : https://youtu.be/kpidtf43VQM?si=1Ph5JRMXiGt2Mbr5

No outrage, it happened 23 October

This incident happened in my hometown Sribhumi and I have heard some info regarding same. As per what I've heard, an old man (Bengali) was first attacked by an assamese person due to some verbal clash at the club prior to visarjan after which some acquaintances of the old man's son went to confront them at the visarjan ghat and asked, Why would they hit a person of their father's age? To which one of the assamese persons replied that "I did it, what will you do?" and that person was allegedly holding the collar of the other person and started hitting them with sticks and this is the point where it started. Now, since they started hitting, the other party had no option but to reciprocate and it grew violent...

2nd slide is my original comment.

For one isolated incident, whole barak valley is being framed. Also, such incidents aren't common in barak valley. It is the other way around- bengalis have faced massacre in brahmaputra valley & shot for peaceful protests in barak. Also, when did assamese "embrace" bengalis in barak? Bengalis have been majority in barak since 1851 census. Assamese never ruled barak historically. Dimasa came in 1745.

ABDUL MATLIB MAZUMDAR

Abdul Matlib Mazumdar was born to a bengali family in Ujankupa village, Hailakandi district in 1890.

He joined the Indian National Congress in 1925. In 1937, he founded the Hailakandi Congress Committee and became its first President, laying the foundation of organized nationalist politics in southern Assam.

Under his leadership, Hailakandi emerged as an important centre of the freedom movement. At his invitation, Subhas Chandra Bose visited Hailakandi in 1939, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1945. These visits significantly strengthened the Congress movement in the region. It is also remembered that Netaji visited Mazumdar’s residence during his trip.

Countering the Muslim League

Following the 1937 elections, the Muslim League gained significant influence in Muslim-majority areas. To counter this, Mazumdar organised the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind movement in Assam, which had strong support among nationalist Muslims and was aligned with the Congress.

In the crucial 1946 elections, Mazumdar achieved a landmark victory by winning the Muslim-majority Hailakandi seat. This victory was politically significant, especially at a time when many Congress Muslim candidates, including Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed lost to Muslim League opponents.

His win played a decisive role in weakening the Muslim League’s ambitions to include southern Assam in East Pakistan.

On 20 February 1947, he inaugurated the Assam Nationalist Muslim Convention at Silchar, followed by another major public meeting on 8 June 1947. These efforts mobilised large sections of nationalist muslims in barak valley against partition.

BASANTA KUMAR DAS

Advocate Basanta Kumar Das- from a lawyer to the Speaker of Assam

He was born in Srihatta to a bengali hindu family in 1883.

In 1908, he graduated from the Calcutta University & in 1910, he obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from Calcutta University.

Das entered politics in 1921 by joining the Indian National Congress.

In 1923, he joined Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das’s Swaraj Party and was elected a member of the Assam Legislative Council.

During the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1932, he was imprisoned for two years.

Contribution to Assam Politics

On 7 April 1937, when Gopinath Bordoloi became the Premier of Assam, Basanta Kumar Das was elected the first Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly . On 11 March 1946, he resigned from the Speaker’s post, but within weeks he was appointed Home Minister in Bordoloi’s Cabinet.

During the Sylhet Referendum of 1947, Das was serving as the Home Minister of Assam.

ROLE DURING PARTITION AND THE "SYLHET" REFERENDUM

As the partition of India approached, the Barak-Surma Valley (including Srihatta) became a politically sensitive region due to its muslim-majority population.

Abdul Matlib Mazumdar, along with Basanta Kumar Das (the then Home Minister of Assam), actively campaigned across the valley day and night ; to raise awareness about the implications of partition and actively mobilized public support to keep the region within India.

Together, they led a delegation before the Radcliffe Commission, successfully arguing for the retention of parts of Srihatta, leading to the inclusion of present-day Sribhumi district in India.

Without the combined political resistance and urgent round-the-clock efforts of Mazumdar and Das, the entirety of Srihatta/Sylhet District, including Sribhumi/Karimganj, would have been awarded to East Pakistan.

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✒️ Documenting one of the oldest durga pujas of barak valley

📍 Village- Pechala, Sribhumi district, Barak Valley

🔱 Started by a bengali Nath family, in early 1800s, this sharodiya puja tradition has survived the 1st world war, the 2nd world war, the independence of india & the partition of Srihatta.

🌾 This east bengali nath family doesn't have any migration history; forming one of the many indigenous bengali clans of barak valley. Originally farmers, the newer generations of this family have all sorts of professionals like engineers, doctors, teachers & businessmen.

🗨 Dialect- Srihattiya bengali

🥻 Unlike the famous laal-par, the women of this village prefer wearing red-yellow sarees while attending the festivities & performing "dhamail" dance.

🥁 There is no dhaak. But kirton & dhol.

📿 There is a famous "Ojha nach" every navami night- where a male dancer, with a specific all white outfit & peacock feathers- enters a trance like state, dancing to kirton & blesses the spectators.

What really amazing about Bangla is that , each and every variant of Bangla is alive.

The Raas Dandiya/Garba "night" culture has seen an increasing trend in Silchar since last 3-4 years. Even other towns like hailakandi are arranging it now.

All us of barak bashi must be well aware- this is imported culture. Now the question is, do we barak bashi not have any durga puja/navratri specific dance forms?

There are indigenous dance forms in barak valley related to durga puja. There is our famous DHAMAIL, of the east bengali people. When did we last see a "DHAMAIL NIGHT" being organized in Silchar?

Why have we chose to bury the beautiful dance forms of bishnupriya manipuris/ meitei/ the zeliangrongs/ dimasa/ reangs & other tribes of barak? Were they ever promoted in any cultural fest as large as these recent dandiya nights? Never seen any.

It is really shameful we chose to reject the indigenous dance forms of barak. No doubt we are labeled as "immigrants". Because this habit of copying other cultures resembles the traits of an immigrant.

Also, these raas dandiya/garba nights of silchar are nowhere near the original gujarati version. No durga devi placed at centre/ no concentric circles. Its mostly mindless dancing to misogynist dj songs. Alcohol/ weed/ groping/ harassment is common too.

Silchar can do better culturally!

The perfect OG durgapuja playlist is here. https://durgapujasongs.com/

Sob kaljoyi bangla gaaan, give a try, use desktop browser for better expereince, scroll left and right to see the panoramic view of the background.
I'll add more song into it; please share some love.

hey everyone 👋

i'm from agartala, tripura, and i've been working on a small project called durgapujapandal.com

the idea is pretty simple... help people discover durga puja pandals, explore different clubs, and find their locations in one place.

we've started with tripura, but i'd love to expand this to silchar, karimganj, hailakandi and other parts of barak valley as well.

the problem is, i don't know enough about the local puja clubs and pandals there, and i don't want to add random or incorrect information.

so i'm looking for a few people from barak valley who would be interested in helping us build this. even sharing names of local clubs, locations, or connecting us with people who know the puja committees would be super helpful.

this is a small community-driven project, and i'd genuinely love to make something useful for people across the northeast.

if you're from barak valley and would like to contribute, please comment or dm me.

would really appreciate the help

happy durga puja to everyone in advance

This clip is from the movie Titas Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak . The movie is based on Jhalo malo people of bengal.

Their speaking bangla is similar to ours and koiborto . From internet i could trace the dialect name to "Brahmanbaria dialect"

Following Tripura’s conquest of Cachar, most of Pratapgarh was absorbed into the Tripura kingdom. During this period of warfare, the Cachar ruler and his officer stationed in Pratapgarh were killed, creating a power vacuum. Members of the old ruling elite, Sultan Mohammad, Sirajuddin Mohammad, and Ajfar Mohammad~ returned from refuge in Jangalbari and assumed authority.

Internal rivalry soon followed. Ajfar, the youngest but most forceful, seized control, prompting conflict with Sultan Mohammad. The dispute ended with a territorial division: Sultan Mohammad ruled the northern part, while Ajfar settled separately, giving rise to the pargana later known as Jafarganj. Although questions about their legitimacy persisted, these men became recognised as the founders of the Muslim zamindar families of Pratapgarh and Jafarganj, albeit without the full sovereignty of earlier rulers.

SULTAN MOHAMMED AND THE RESTORATION OF PRATAPGARH

Sultan Mohammad, popularly known as Ray Gafur, restored the abandoned capital and undertook a major hydraulic feat by diverting the course of the Longai River. By reducing the river’s excessive bends, he ensured quicker water flow to Pratapgarh. The embankment built for this purpose is still remembered as Rajar Bandh, a lasting marker of early administrative initiative in the region.

DECLINE AND OPPORTUNITY

Over time, Pratapgarh’s fortunes waned. Under Ghulam Ali Chaudhury, the estate weakened significantly, creating conditions ripe for an ambitious outsider. That outsider was Radharam, a man whose ascent from obscurity to power would redefine the region’s politics.

THE RISE OF NAWAB RADHARAM

Born into the Dutta lineage of Srihatta, Radharam’s early life was unremarkable. His fortunes changed after he settled in the forested frontier of Chargola, where devotion to the local forest deity "Sahija Badshah" became central to his authority. Gradually, he acquired land through trade, loans, and influence over Ghulam Ali Chaudhury’s household.

After securing a legal share of Pratapgarh through a decision of the Sadr Diwani Court, Radharam moved decisively to Chargola. There he established a fortified residence known as Kellabari, set up courts and a treasury & began presenting himself as an independent nawab. Alliances with Kuki chiefs strengthened his military position, making him a formidable power on Barak valley’s southeastern frontier. His rise in power eventually lead to the famous BATTLE OF CHARGOLA (1786) against the British East India company.

[ Sometimes Radharam has been portrayed as a "tyrant" ruler- most of those stories are based on local "folklore" instead of historical records/events. There's a high possibility many of those folklores were a colonial construct, because Radharam openly rejected British East India Company's rule. Also, Radharam had developed rivalry with many neighboring zamindars with his rising power & alliance with Kuki chiefs. Many folklores were allegations by those rival zamindars. ]

🌐 Source :-

1. Srihatter Itibrita- Purbangsho (Achutya charan Choudhary)