Dr. Nirmal Bhadra
Associate Professor, Department of History, Swami Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Tripura, India 799210
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmra/v5-i5-26Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT:
The article is a brief report of transformation of the indigenous religion of the autochthonous tribal people of the North East Indian State of Tripura who were inhabited in the state since the primitive age. In course of time thousands of non tribe people from the neighboring districts of the then East Pakistan or today’s Bangladesh migrated and settle in Tripura. As a result, this migration made a bold effort on the religious life of the tribes of Tripura and the process of religious transformation had taken part seriously. Within a century that is 20th century the tribes of Tripura religiously converted from indigenous practice to Hinduism or Christianity as a whole. It is unfortunate that scholar’s attention has not been focused on this aspect. The present study aims at bring about the real fact by examining authentic sources and materials.
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