9 episodes
Tribal Tales of Tripura Red FM India
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Tribals of Tripura – culture, traditions, and culture. Tripura has a rich cultural heritage of 19 different tribal communities. These communities are - Tripura/Tripuri, Riang, Jamatia, Noatia, Uchai, Chakma, Mog, Lushai, Kuki, Halam, Munda, Kaur, Orang, Santal, Bhil, Bhutia, Chaimal, Garo, Khasia, and Lepcha. Each community has its own unique culture including its own dance forms which are famous in the country. The long and intimate association of Poet Rabindranath Tagore with Tripura has added luster to the rich cultural heritage of the state. The state has produced the famous musicians Sachin Dev Barman and Rahul Dev Barman. Tripuri women wear a dress called Pachra, which reaches down just below the knee. They weave in their loin-loom a small piece of cloth, which they call 'Risha', and they wear this piece of cloth on the upper portion of their body. Garia and Lebang Boomani are the two main dances of Tripuri tribes.
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Ep-8 Reang Community
This episode will be about the Arakan connection of the tribe, their lifestyle and culture. Importance of ‘Sangrai Festival’ in their culture and this form of dance was performed in the Republic day parade in 2018. An expert will be there to talk about some interesting facts about this tribe.
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Ep- 7 Noatia Community
This will talk the Lushai clan AKA the Mizo’s, their main concentration in tripura. Also talks about their religious beliefs and their cultural folk art form’ Cheraw dance’. An expert will further talk about some interesting and unknown detail of this particular clan.
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Ep-6 Mog Community
This episode talks about the origin of this tribe, their rich musical heritage, their own instruments such as drums and others. Expert will be on board to talk about the importance of pumpkin in their ‘Wangala Festival’.
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Ep-5 Lushai Community
This episode talks about their spiritual belief and also the story behind the name of this tribe by Twipra Maharaja. How they still stick to their customary laws before any marriage alliance. Expert will be there to give a proper understanding about their cultural similarities with other tribes.
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Ep-4 Jamatia Community
This episode is about the origination of The Chakma’s in tripura, how they evolved, their culture, also talks about the linguistic similarities with Bengali language. An expert will be there to talk about their folk art form ‘bizu dance’, cuisine and overall tribal clan.
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Ep-3 Halam Community
This episode gives an overview about their connection with the royal army of Tripura kingdom. Also describes what ‘hoda akra’ means? An expert will be throwing light on the Jamatia clans about their belief in sakti cult and vaishnavism, traditional folk culture like drama and other dances of kok borok speaking tribes.
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