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Governor urged the State Universities to explore tribal languages in Tripura
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Governor urged the State Universities to explore tribal languages in Tripura
PHOTO : Tripura Governor PB Acharya addressing a press conference at Raj Bhavan. TIWN Pic Nov 11

Agartala, November 11 (TIWN): “Universities should come forward to expand tribal language in the State” Governor P.B. Achariya on Tuesday said this on meet the press at Darbar Hall. He also urged to all the Universities of the State to establish a separate department on tribal dialects.

While speaking to media, governor told that through tribal education, the culture of Tripura should be more strengthened.  Mr. Achariya expressed dissatisfaction that Tribals in Tripura are still facing backwardness. For this he blamed all of the civilized people of the society. Our duty is to respect other languages, studies Governor further added. Through this the brotherhood among the people should be established.

Speaking more on this issue, Governor further told that, language is a binding source. So, learning another language should help us to bind heart to heart. Tripura is progressive- but learning more language will help Tripura to stand in national stage. And for learning Kokborok language, 6 months’ time is enough.  Particularly, non-tribal people should show effectiveness in learning tribal language. In order of this, Mr. Achariya had called upon the heads of the Tripura (Central) University, ICFAI University and National Institute of technology (NIT) and urged them to stress upon the learning of tribal language in the State. It is to be mentioned here that, the top four Universities of India is going to establish separate department for the study of tribal dialects.

However, there are nineteen tribes in Tripura. Population pattern and demography have always been sensitive issues in Tripura over the past century which saw an actual decline in indigenous tribal population in terms of percentage because of resettlement of non-tribals in the state, particularly in the aftermath of the partition of the country in 1947. In 1901 Tripura's population was 1.73lakh, with tribals making up nearly 52.89 per cent of the whole. By 1941, the total population rose to 5.13 lakh witha barely 50.09 per cent tribal majority. But by 1981, the tribal population dipped to 28.44 per cent of a total population of 2.05 million. Evidently, the tribal people were reduced from over a half to barely more than a quarter of the state's population in a century.

On the other hand, The Centre for Tribal Languages (CTL), a division of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), has been preparing ''white paper'' on status of dying or endangered languages and tribes in each state in the country. CIIL fact-finding teams have covered four States, including Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. 

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