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Harinath Debbarma
Born
1933-6-30 (age 93)
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Politician, Activist and Statesman
Years active
1967-present
Known for
TUJS, IPFT


Harinath Debbarma (born 30 June 1933) is a Tipra-Indian politician, activist and statesman from Tripura. Harinath Debbarma founded the Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS)[1][2] in 1967 along with Shyama Charan Tripura. Later he founded the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura in 1997.[3]

Harinath Debbarma[4] was also a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Charilam constituency in Tripura and the former CEM of TTAADC (1990).[5] In 2019, he authored a revised version of the Rajmala in Bengali and later published the translated English 'A Brief History of Rajmala'[6] in February 2020.

References

  1. Radical Politics and Governance in India’s North East{{#if:Bhattacharyaa|, Bhattacharyaa}. Routledge(2018). ISBN 9781315618517
  2. Journey through 50 years of Tripura’s first tribal based regional party: TUJS-INPT. The Northeast Today(17 June 2017). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. What Does BJP’s Tripura Ally, IPFT Really Stand For?. The Quint(8 March 2018). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1977. www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. 'Twipra Land' for whose interest ?, Das, Haripada. Peoples Democracy(28 December 2014). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. File:A Brief History of Rajmala, 2020, Harinath Debbarma.png - Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.