Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma
Kirit Pradyot Manikya Deb Barman Bahadur is the current head of the Tripuri royal family and is the titular king. He was born in New Delhi, and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today.[1] He is the current chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance also known as TIPRA Motha.[2][3] He is known as 'Bubagra'[4] among his people and is one of the active voices for the rights of Indigenous Tripuri people of Tripura.
| Pradyot Bikram Kishore Manikya Deb Barma Bahadur | |||||
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Bubagra Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma Bahadur during the coronation day | |||||
| Predecessor | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | ||||
| Born | 4 July 1978 New Delhi, India | ||||
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| Kokborok | Bubagra | ||||
| House | Manikya Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman | ||||
| Mother | Bibhu Kumari Devi | ||||
| Occupation |
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Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma | |
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| Chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) | |
| MDC of TTAADC | |
| Assumed office 20 April 2021 | |
| Governor | Ramesh Bais |
| Constituency | Takarjala-Jampuijala |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) |
| Relations | Maharaj Kumari Pragya Debbarma (Sister) |
| Residence(s) | Ujjayanta Palace (Nuyungma), Agartala |
| Education | |
Early life
Bubagra Pradyot Manikya was born at New Delhi on 4 July 1978 as the first son of Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarma (The 185th King of Tripura)[5] and Maharani Bhibu Kumari Devi. His childhood days were spent in Shillong, Meghalaya at the Tripura castle. Also, his initial to higher education was from Shillong itself.[6]
Political career
More of a philanthropist and activist all of Pradyot Manikya's work, including politics revolves around the socio-political/economic and cultural development of the indigenous people of Tripura.
As a youth, Pradyot Manikya was an active Indian National Congress politician. His father Kirit Bikram Debbarma was a three-time MP and his mother Bibhu Kumari, a two-time Congress MLA who had served as the Revenue Minister of Tripura. Although Pradyot did not contest election until this year 2021 TTAADC election, he had remained active in protest, agitations and movement for the Tipra people of Tripura.
In the 2018 Lok Sabha election, he was an active campaigner for his sister Maharaj Kumari Pragya Debbarma who contested for the Tripura East. He had also tried to forge a regional alliance during that period which did not happen.
2019-
After the fallout with the Tripura Pradesh Congress in 2019,[7][8] Bubagra Pradyot Manikya resigned from the President post over the dispute of NRC case filing and took a break from active politics.[9] However, he started to gain voice and support for his agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2018 (now an act). He also jointly filed a case with TPF Supremo Patal Kanya Jamatia in the Supreme Court to revoke CAA in the state of Tripura and enforce NRC with the cut off year as 1951.
2020–Present
Positions
- Chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA)
- Chairman of the Club Heritage - Tripura Castle Hotel
- Current Head of The Tripura Royal Family
- Former Member of the All India Congress Committee
- Advisor to the Northeast Students Committee, Delhi
- Advisor to the Northeast Regional Development Association (NERDA)
- Chairman of the Royal Tripura Foundation;[11]
- Former Member of the governing council of Tripura Central University
- Former General Secretary Tripura Pradesh Congress
- Former President of Tripura Pradesh Congress
Public life, activism and opinions
Bubagra Pradyot is quite active in his public life and can be seen having taken part on several occasions like the TEDx Talks.[12][13] On 16 February 2020, he organized a Q&A interactive session with students at Townhall, Agartala where he talked and discussed about leadership, clarity and issues like Citizenship Amendment Act with the students present. He also suggested that a scholarship in the name of Maharaja Bir Bikram be started by the Government of Tripura rather than putting up a statue.[14]
He launched The Northeast Today, a magazine targeted at residents of India's northeastern states.[2] This enjoys a readership just shy of 1,000,000. He resigned and sold his magazine in November 2019 to concentrate on his own regional platform The Indigenous Progressive regional alliance popularly known as TIPRA.[15] He is one of India's most vocal critics of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and is a prolific guest speaker at universities, the most notable being Harvard.[16] He has been active in protesting against the CAA since the passing of the bill in 2019 at the parliament.
Filmography
Films
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar | Himself (guest appearance)[citation needed] |
References
- ^ Ch; P, an; ay (10 March 2021). "TIPRA chairman Pradyot Deb Barman to contest ADC elections from Takarjala seat". EastMojo. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b Datta, Sekhar (30 May 2006). "Tripura scion follows in mom's footsteps - Royal foray into politics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "A royal suitable boy looks for a suitable girl". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Tripura: Knowing the Bubagra - INSIDE NE". Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Today, Northeast (10 April 2019). "The Conundrum of the Indigenous Tripuri". Northeast Today. The state of Tripura which currently shares 856 km long border with Bangladesh, was a Princely State ruled by Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarma of the Manikya Dynasty. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A royal suitable boy looks for a suitable girl - Pradyot Deb Burman is happy to be a bachelor but life does get lonely sometimes". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Tripura Congress chief resigns, accuses party of asking him to accommodate corrupt people". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Tripura Congress Chief Resigns From All Party Posts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ News Service, Express (24 September 2019). "Tripura Congress chief Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman resigns over NRC dispute". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "TEDxUTMShillong | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Ch; P, an; ay (4 July 2020). "How Tripura royal scion Pradyot is celebrating birthday by raising funds for the needy". EastMojo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Start scholarship in Maharaja's name instead of his statue: Pradyot Manikya". Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "An interview with Maharaja Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma". Subcontinental wind (in Italian). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "India's North East on focus at Harvard". Theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
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