Truth about Tring that is Tripura Era or Tipra Bisi

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Truth About Tring• There is no Tripuri Word Tring

• It is short form of Tripurabda, a Sanskrit word.

• It is like Bang of Bangabda or CE of Christian era

• No one celebrate like Bang or CE

• Then why should we as Tring?

Tripura Era New year• It was changed by some over enthused

western culture minded people• These people hate our culture, die for others • 2 or 3 folksong was used as reference.• The meaning was misinterpreted • The actual meaning of song indicated new in

1st of Vaisakh, 14/15th • Here are some examples of copies of

documents

Tripuri New year on Vaisakh

• Folk song proves in Vaisakh

• More songs directly pointing that new year is around 15th of April

• Songs are collected from Narendra Debbarma’s book

• Book is Prachin Tripuri Loksangit

Historical background of Tring

• The Book is compilation of opinion from distinguished Tripuri People.

• 21 distinguished persons opinion taken • The book claims majority Supported for

22nd Dec. new year for Tripura Era.• But in fact only one person suggested

it between 15th Dec to 15th Jan.• Majority were for 1st of Vaisakh• The opinion can be classed in 7 groups

Group for New Year No of persons

So called Bengali era’s 1st Vaisakh as NY of Tripura era

5Saka era 1st Vaisakh as NY of TE

7Either 1st Vaisakh of SE or BE 2Betwen. Kartik-Agrahayn of BE 2No comment about it 31st Pous of BE as NY day of TE 1Any day Between 15 Dec to 15 Jan

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Calendar Reform Committee • PM Nehru asked for Calendar reform• Constituted in 1952, MN Saha-Chairman• Report implemented in 1957, 22 March• Two type of calendar recommended• Civil & Religious calendars• Civil starts in 1st Chaitra NY on 22 march• Religious in 1st Vaishakh NY in 13/14 Apr• Since then Saka and Tripura era differed• The report are here-just click

Tripura Era

• Founded in 512 SE by Hamtorfa

• It followed the same month and date of Saka era.

• Here are the documented proofs

Tripura era Followed SE

New year day of TE

• Tripura era followed 1st Baisakh

• It used to vary from 1st wk April to 1st wk May

• The proofs are as follows.

New year on 1st Vaisakh

• New Municipal law enforced on 1st of Vaisakh as it was new year day of tring.

• Proof is reports of Political agent

New year on 1st Vaisakh

• School list of holiday of 1906 AD states

• School is closed on 1st of Vaisakh for new year

• From the Report of Gazette of Royal Govt. of Tripura.

New year counted from Vaisakh

• The King Radha Kishore counted Tripuri new year from vaiskha.

• He signed as 12/8/1313 in the month of Agrahayan that is he counted new year from Vaisakh.

• Proof from royal gazette

Cultural facts

• Is there cultural links to new year?

• Yes, what is that?

• That is Bisu / Buisu

• Buisu is our new year

• Proof is Robert Collins Book of ‘My Journey to India’ 1837 AD

Cultural facts

• It is new year celebration festival

• Three days celebration haribuisu and Maha buisu

• No particular God is worshipped

• Maikhlai is offered to departed soul

• It is only time to dine, dance and enjoy

Other ethnic races Bihu

• May not have era but to welcome the year turnabout

• Ahoms • Bodo, Naga tribes, Misings etc.• Other tribes of Asom also celebrate • Chakma Biju• Mogh-Songkren/Sangrai• Even Mizo’s –chapcharkut is new year

Bangabda New year

• It follows Tripura era’s new year day• Asom Era is same as BE • Days and months are same • Its celebration in very modern• Only one day against 3 day of Bisu-Tring• Program linked to Rabindra/Najrul songs• No traditional culture linked or spontaneous • Only city and educated people base • Dr. Amlendu Mitra accepts this facts• Kamal Narayan Chouduri accepts this fact

New year in rest of India

• Not only Bengal or Tripura

• Many states observes in 1st Baisakh

• Tamilnadu, Orissa, Panjub, Assam

Nepal –New Yr. Baisakh

• Nepal also has its new year on 14th April

No substance that Tripura Era followed Bengali new year

Look at the cutting of internet pages

Sri Lanka New Year

• It also has same year day as Tring

• It also celebrates on 1st of Vaisakh

• It corresponds 14th of April

• So no truth to saying that Tring followed Bengali new year

Burma-Myanmar

Now look at East, countries of mongoloid race

• In Burma new year is for 3 days like Tripuri Bisu

• It falls on April 13th to 15th

• Which is our 1st of Vaisakha• View internet cuttings

Thailand New year• Now look at the Thai new year• It is for 3 day April 13th to 15th

• It is known as Songkren • It is also like our Bisu Tring• It also falls on our 1st Vaisakh• So 3 day new year is of Mongoloid

origin • Look at internet proofs

Cambodia-Khmer Nw Yr

• Now look more east Mongolian country Cambodia

• It is also 3 days April 13th to 15th

• Like our Bisu on 1st of vaisakha • No truth of 1st Vaisakh being of Bengali

new year

• Look at the internet proofs

Laos New Year • Lastly look at Laos New year

• It is also 3 days April 13th to 16th

• Same as ours Bisu for three days

• So no iota of proof that 1st Vaisakh is copied from Bengali era new year

• Look at this proofs

What the Scholars say • Dr.Amalendu Mitra said 1st Vaiskha new

year is not original of Bengali

• In his book of Rarher Sanskriti

• Kamal Narayan Choudhuri says bisu or new year is of Indo-mongoloid and sino Tibetan peoples origin

• In his books Folk Lore in North Eastern India

Summery • Historically SE, TE, BE same month date• CRC-1957 recomd. Changes SE & BE • Historically it was on 1st Vsk • Culturally 1st Vsk• NE states tribes new year around 1st Vsk• Neighbor country 1st Vaiskh • Mongoloid country 13-15th April• Majority of Historical background of Tring 1st

Vaisakh• 1st Vsk 14-15 Apr in not BE but of TE• Tring or Tirpura era new year is on 14/15th

April not on 22nd December

One question• Till which Tripura king observed 22nd

Dec. as Tring new year?• Which king changed from 22nd Dec to

1st vaisakh or 15th April at all? • Can you reply?• Nooo! • So Tring new year is on 15th April-1st

of Vaisakh

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