Koloi

Koloi/Kalai
Profile
Country	India
Region	Tripura
Ethnicity	Tripuri
Chief
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This article is about the ethnic group. For the surname, see Koloi (surname).

Koloi (also known as Kalai or Koloy) is one of Tripuri clan in Tripura state of India. They mainly dwell in the West Tripura districts. They speak the language Kokborok (Tripuri) which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable People

• Kamal Koloi, current Executive Member of TTAADC ^[3] and former Editor-in-Chief of Kok Tripura.
• Debabrata Koloi, Politician was the former CEM of TTAADC for a brief period during IPFT government between 2000 and 2005. ^[4]
• Elizabeth Koloi, ^[5] Kokborok singer & actress.

See also

• Tripuri people
• Kokborok
• Tripuri Dances
• List of Scheduled Tribes in India

References

1. "Tribal People of Tripura". Tripura Info. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
2. Sunil Kalai. "SOCIETY THROUGH THE LENSES: VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE KALAI TRIBE FROM TRIPURA, NORTHEAST INDIA". Tripura University. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
3. Post, The Tripura. "TTAADC Demands More Equipment For Health Sector. | | The Tripura Post" . Retrieved 9 September 2022.
4. "Former MLA & CEM,TTAADC Debabrata Koloi passes away". neindia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
5. ""My Musical Journey"". indigenousherald.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.