Kokborok Sahitya Sabha

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Kokborok Sahitya Sabha (KBSS) was formed on 8 October 1972, under the leadership of Alindralal Tripura. Since then, it has been working on the development of Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language of Tripura (Twipra). KBSS has its offices in Agartala, the state capital.

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The current President of the organization is the writer and performer Nanda Kumar Deb Barma.[ citation needed ]

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