Debbarma is the main clan of

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community, predominantly in state of

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, India and Bangladesh who speak

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, a

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language.They belong to the

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Varna.

Variations

The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma'', ''Deb Barma, DebBarma, Dev Barma, Dev Varma, Deb Burman, Dev Burman, Debbarman, Dev Barman, Dev Varman and Devvarman.

Classifications

Although Debbarmas speak Kokborok, some differences in their accents can be found if observed carefully. The way they speak it varies in tones and words too. The accent of someone residing in the north can vary significantly if compared to someone residing in the south. These Include: * Daspa * Beri * Dona

Groups

Notable individuals

* Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma (1908–1947), one of the last

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. *

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composer and singer. *

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, Bollywood composer and singer. *

Dasarath Deb Dasarth Debbarma (2 February 1916 – 14 October 1998) was an Indian Communist politician in the Indian state of Tripura. He was chief minister of Tripura from 1993 to 1998. He was a leader of the Ganamukti Parishad (Tripura State Indigenous ...

barma, (1993-1998) first and yet only

Chief Minister of

. *

Jishnu Dev Varma Jishnu Dev Varma also called Jishnu Deb Barman, is an Indian politician from Tripura. He is formerly served as Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tripura. Jishnu Dev Varma was elected from the Charilam constituency in a bypoll A by ...

, currently serving as a Deputy Chief Minister Of Tripura Government, and he is the youngest son of Maharaj Kumari Kamal Prabha Devi, the single sister of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma (last king of Tripura). * Atul Debbarma, sitting MLA from the Krishnapur constituency. Indian doctor-turned-politician, writer, author, activist, statesman, founder of Tripur Kshatriya Samaj, Subrai Mission Trust, Subrai Vidya Mandir, Agartala. He published a Kokborok translation of the Bhagavad Gita with in-depth analysis. He translated the Rajmala (The Royal Chronicle of Tripura) and the Tripur Samhita to Kokborok. *

Sourabhee Debbarma Sourabhee Debbarma (born 1985) is an Indian singer who was a contestant on the ''Indian Idol 4'', where she became the first female winner.

, first female Indian idol winner, TV performer and singer. *

Riya Sen Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model. who predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali language, Bengali, English language, English, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Sen comes from ...

Dev Varma, Bollywood actress. *

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, Indian tennis player. Somdev Devvarman created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event of the Asian Games. In 2011, Devvarman received the Arjuna Award from the Indian government for his tennis successes. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for tennis. In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award

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. * Harinath Debbarma, politician, activist, statesman, author from Tripura. * Tanushree Deb Barma, the first female

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of Tripura. * Nanda Kumar Deb Barma, playwright, poet and lyricist. * Bubagra Pradyot Bikram Kishore Manikya DebBarma, TIPRA Motha, Chairman and the current head of Tripura Royal House.

References

* http://www.twipra.com/featured {{Kokborok Indian surnames Scheduled Tribes of Tripura Hindu communities

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