Harinath Debbarma

Tipra-Indian politician and activist

Harinath Debbarma

Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1983
Preceded by| Niranjan Deb
Succeeded by| Parimal Chandra Saha
Constituency| Charilam[1][2][3]
Personal details
Born|  (1933-06-30) 30 June 1933 (age 91)
Nationality| Indian
Occupation| Politician, Activist and Statesman
Known for| Founder of TUJS, IPFT

* A Brief History of Rajmala, 2020 (in English and Bengali)

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)[4][5] in 1967 along with Shyama Charan Tripura. Later he founded the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura in 1997.[6]

Harinath Debbarma[7] was also a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Charilam constituency in Tripura and the former CEM of TTAADC (1990).[8] In 2019, he authored a revised version of the Rajmala in Bengali and later published the translated English 'A Brief History of Rajmala'[9] in February 2020.

## References

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1. ^ "Charilam Constituency, Tripura Assembly Election 1977 Results, MLA, Voters, Political Parties Data". Entrance India.
2. ^ "List of all MLA from Charilam Assembly Constituency Seat(Tripura)". Result University.
3. ^ "List of Successful Candidates in Tripura Assembly Election in 1977". Election India.
4. ^ Bhattacharyaa, Harihar (2018). Radical Politics and Governance in India's North East. London: Routledge. p. 268\. ISBN 9781315618517.
5. ^ Dey, Tapas (17 June 2017). "Journey through 50 years of Tripura's first tribal based regional party: TUJS-INPT". The Northeast Today. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. ^ Virk, Aviral (8 March 2018). "What Does BJP's Tripura Ally, IPFT Really Stand For?". The Quint. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. ^ "Tripura Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. ^ Das, Haripada (28 December 2014). "'Twipra Land' for whose interest ?". Peoples Democracy. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
9. ^ "File:A Brief History of Rajmala, 2020, Harinath Debbarma.png - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 24 March 2021.