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Darchawi
Darchawi (India)
Coordinates: 24°08′42″N92°02′42″E / 24.145°N 92.045°E / 24.145; 92.045 Coordinates: 24°08′42″N92°02′42″E / 24.145°N 92.045°E / 24.145; 92.045
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tripura
Population (2017)
 • Total 1,506
Languages
 • Official Darlong, Kokborok, English, Bengali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TR

Darchawi (Darlong for "Darchawi khua") is a village in Kumarghat Subdivision under Unakoti district of Tripura state in India. [1] Mainly inhabited by the Darlong people of Tripura, it is also the headquarters of Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association. [2]

Kumarghat city in Tripura, India

Kumarghat is a town, municipality, block and a sub-division in Unakoti district in the Indian state of Tripura.

Unakoti district District in India, Tripura

Unakoti district is a district of Tripura, India. This district was created on 21 January 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight.

Tripura State in North-east India

Tripura is a state in northeastern India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers 10,491 km2 (4,051 sq mi) and is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. In 2011 the state had 3,671,032 residents, constituting 0.3% of the country's population.

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It has a Bengali medium senior basic school and an English medium school, "Darchawi Christian High School" established in 1974. [3]

Bengali language Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bengali people of South Asia

Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Bengalis in South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India, behind Hindi.

English language West Germanic language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca. It is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name, as England. Both names derive from Anglia, a peninsula in the Baltic Sea. The language is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Norse, and to a greater extent by Latin and French.

Emergence of the village

Prior to the establishment of Darchawi, the Darlong people resided in the western side of Deo river (Nelkang tuipui), Ramdingpa's village and Lalvana's village. The establishment of Darchawi village can be attributed to evangelist Zatuaha's prayer of establishing a Christian village for the Darlong people who were driven out of Saidara Khua by their Chief for embracing Christianity. Evangelist Zatuaha and six other Darlongs from Saidara Khua wandered to find a suitable place. They finally halted at this location on 23rd January, 1923, and named it 'Darchawi' (literally meaning 'raise the bells'). Over a period of 90 years, a sea change has taken place as people from different communities such as the Darlong, Tripuri, Garo, Lushai, Bengali, etc. irrespective of caste or creed settled here. [4] [5]

Darlong people

The Darlong people are a small tribe living in the Indian state of Tripura. The Darlong call themselves ‘hriam’ or ‘manmasi’. They constitute less than one percent of the population of Tripura.

Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, as described in the New Testament. Its adherents, known as Christians, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and savior of all people, whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament.

Tripuri people ethnic group

The Tripuri people are the original inhabitants of the Twipra Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for more than 2000 years until the kingdom joined the Indian Union in 1949.

Economic activities and Pineapple cultivation in earlier times

Oranges were cultivated until the year 1937 AD. It was said that each tree bore fruits so abundantly that trees could not sustain without support. They were commercially grown for traders mainly from Kailashahar. The dependency of the villagers on jhum cultivation immediately stopped. The cultivation of pineapple started from 1937 AD. The production was around 2 million units per annum during the peak production years between 1955 AD and 1982 AD. There was huge wastage due to insufficient processing technologies during that period. Pineapple cultivation has contributed much to their well being and improved quality of life. In recent years, a majority of the population of the village has switched over to rubber plantations. Education has also brought a major transition in the day to day activities of the village people since a major population depends on government and public services for their livelihood and well-being. [4]

Kailashahar Town in Tripura, India

Kailashahar is a municipal council city, the headquarters of the Unakoti district in the Indian state of Tripura.

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References

  1. ↑ "Darchawi - A village in the mandal of Kumarghat, North Tripura, Tripura, India". gloriousindia.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association Office". plus.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Darchawi Christian Higher Secondary School, Kumarghat". schoolsworld.in. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. 1 2 'Changing Faith, Changing Livelihoods: Transformation of Darchawi village in North Tripura through Pineapple Cultivation': by SK Darlong. Tui, A Journal of Tribal Life and Culture. Vol 18. Pp.81-86. 2014.
  5. ↑ "ORIGIN AND IMPACT OF CHRISTIANITY IN DARLONG SOCIETY". Darlongbukpui.blogspot.in. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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