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		He says that Reangs do not inhabit a compact area in Mizoram and as such "they do not have the legitimacy to raise their voice for an ADC since most of them are aliens".
		THE immediate cause of the exodus of Reangs to Tripura was violent clashes in the Mamith subdivision, a Reang-dominated area in northwest Mizoram, after the BNU raised the demand for an ADC.
		Reangs, one of the Tripuri clans, are considered to be the original inhabitants of Mizoram as the State was part of the Tripura kingdom until 1872, Shyma Charan said, quoting from a document.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1515/15150650.htm (1883 words)

	The lesser minority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The hapless, Reangs were compelled to leave the State of Mizoram and seek shelter in neighbouring States like Tripura and countries like Myanmar and Bangladesh”, says Shri Surya Narayan Saxena, Secretary, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, an organisation working for the cause of tribals of India.
		As Reangs became refugees in their own country, they were robbed of their right to elect-their representatives.
		Representatives of the Reangs approached the Supreme Court in 1998 for adequate protection and for creating the right environment for them to return to their native State.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0402/163.html (588 words)

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		Ker is worshipped by the Reangs in the belief that it will protect the village from disease, epidemic and all sort of natural calamities.
		The Reangs believe that the soul of the deceased or Laotok remains under the control of Siri Manji for a year.
		The occassions on which Reang women perform Hozagiri are known as Mailuma and Mataikatal signifying the festival of new harvest and worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity respectively.
	www.tripurainfo.com /abouttripura/dance_fest/dance_festival.shtml (6209 words)

	1Up India > India > Tripura > Culture and Festivals in Tripura state.
		The head of the community enjoys the title 'Rai' word is supreme in all matters of internal disputes and hence to be obeyed by all belonging to the said community.
		The Reangs are very backward both educationally and economically and, therefore they are still considered to be the primitive group.
		Reang women put on coins ring, which generally covers their entire upper region.
	www.1upindia.com /states/tripura/culture.html (2103 words)

	The Telegraph - North East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Reang refugees from Mizoram have been sheltered for more than six years in six camps in North Tripura’s Kanchanpur subdivision.
		In a recent statement, Mizoram home minister T. Thanga said the entire state would have to be declared a disturbed area if the Reang refugees are allowed to exercise their franchise.
		Sawibunga said the situation in at least 10 constituencies, where Reang tribal voters hold the key to the poll outcome, needs to be strictly monitored.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1031119/asp/northeast/story_2585905.asp (400 words)

	Tribal Dances on Indian Stamps - Thematic
		A symbolic representation of the various dances of the tribes spread throughout the length and breadth of; the country is made through the dances particular to four regions situated in the distant corners of the country.
		The tribal dances presented in this set represent the Reangs of Tripura in the East, the Garasias of Rajasthan in the West, the Kinners of Himachal Pradesh in the North and the Kundividians and the Nairs of Kerala in the South.
		To the accompaniment of drums, flutes and stringed instruments, the Reang women standing on earthen pitchers rhythmically twist the lower part of their bodies while at the same time balancing and waving metal plates on their hands.
	indiapicks.com /stamps/Culture/CTD_Tribal_Dances_Main.htm (472 words)

	North-East- The Reangs Of North-East India - A Tireless Battle For Existence
		The Reangs’ claim to an identity distinct from that of other ethnic groups in the region is based on the fact that they prefer to call themselves Brus, not Boroks, and their language Kai bru, not Kokborok, which is the lingua franca among tribes-people in Tripura.
		The Reangs, who fled to Mizoram in October 1997, alleged facing intimidation, repression and targeted attacks that followed the killing of 10 Reangs in September, allegedly by Mizo hardliners.
		What illustrates the predicament of the Reangs best is that neither the federal government at New Delhi nor provincial governments appear to be moved by the plight of the refugees who have been living in sub-human conditions in six refugee camps in northern Tripura.
	www.manipuronline.com /North-East/May2006/reangs20_1.htm (1016 words)

	Delhi orders Mizoram to take back Reangs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Commission ruled that the Reang evacuees were bonafide citizens of Mizoram and it was the responsibility of the government concerned to ensure their safe return.
		The deadlock over the repatriation of the Reang refugees continues in absence of a positive approach of Aizawl and the refugee leaders.
		The exodus of Reangs began after ethnic clashes and violence gripped Mamith sub division of south-west Mizoram in September 1997.
	www.assam.org /news/ad/delhi_orders_mizoram_to_take_bac.htm (269 words)

	Tripura - Different Communities & Folk Dances
		While the theme of the dance remains almost to be the same as of other tribes, the dance form of the Reang community is quite different from others.
		Standing on an earthen pitcher with a bottle on the head and a lighted lamp on it, when the Reang belle dance twisting rhythmically the lower part of the body, the dance bewilders the onlookers.
		The Reangs also use the musical Instruments like Khamb, Flute made of bamboo and bamboo cymbal.
	tripura.nic.in /culm2.htm (2062 words)

	750 Bru militants may surrender in Mizoram
		The Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) is an armed outfit of the Reangs and is currently engaged in negotiations with Mizoram government.
		The immediate cause of the conflict was the demand for an Autonomous District Council (ADC) by the Bru National Union (BNU), a political organisation of Reangs that was formed in year 1994.
		The BNU anchored its demand in the presence of a majority of Reangs in the sub-division, and declared that their rights-political, economic and cultural among others-were not justifiably protected under the prevailing political arrangement.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20061023/486778.html (331 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Lalthanhawla warns RSS of provoking Reangs against Mizos
		In October 1997, the Mizo Zirla Pawl sharply reacted to this demand from the Reangs.
		However, for reasons best known to them, some members of the Reang community ''spread words of panic.'' In fact, before the MZP expressed its reaction, some Reang families prepared to migrate by disposing of their properties.
		It was ascertained that in October last, members of the BNLF visited some Reang villages in Aizawl district and ''threatened'' them to leave Mizoram immediately, stating that they were going to attack the Mizoram police force.
	www.rediff.com /news/1998/apr/09mizo.htm (753 words)

	Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		February: More than 12,000 Reang are now reported to have fled Mizoram to Tripura due to clashes between the Mizos and Reangs (Statesman, 02/26/98).
		Few of the Reang refugees in Tripura have returned to Mizoram and they report that some Mizos have raped and murdered their tribal kin.
		The Reangs reportedly want an autonomous district council, compensation for those whose property was destroyed over the past year, inclusion of Reangs in voters= lists, and the reservation of three state assembly seats.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/indmizochro.htm (1920 words)

	Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network
		Over 40,000 Reangs fled from Mizoram in October 1997 and took shelter in Tripura and Assam to escape from atrocities such as killing, rape, molestation and destruction of churches and temples.
		AITPN urged that the Reangs must be provided adequate medical and educational facilities in the camps and the State Government of Mizoram must pay for all these expenses.
		It urged the NHRC to appoint a Special Rapporteur on the Reangs to monitor the condition of the Reangs in the camps and the process of the repatriation of the Reangs.
	www.aitpn.org /IDPs/pressrelease2.htm (1081 words)

	Tribals form border force
		The Bru National Liberation Front, a Reang outfit, is ostensibly preparing to step up pressure on the Mizoram government for granting autonomy to the minority Reang tribesmen in the state.
		After the Reang and BNLF leaders repeated their demand for Reang autonomy in Mizoram, the authorities in Aizawl made one thing clear, though indirectly, that the proposal for repatriation of Reang evacuees would not make any headway until the Reang insurgents surrendered their arms and created a conducive atmosphere for peace in the state.
		Reang tribals had started crossing over to North Tripura in October 1997 after ethnic disturbances in their Mizoram villages.
	www.ambedkar.org /News/Tribalsform.htm (871 words)

	Tribal Dances of Tripura,Visit to Tripura Dances,Tribal Dance of Tripura
		Reang Community – Next to the Tripuris, the Reangs constitute the second biggest group among the tribal population.
		The movements of hands or even the upper part of the body is somewhat restricted, where as the movement beginning from their waist down to their feet creates a wonderful wave.
		Reang women put on coins ring which generally covers their upper region.
	www.north-east-india.com /tripura/tribal-dances-of-tripura.html (1468 words)

	45,000 Reangs hounded by Church to rootless existence - Christian Aggression
		Large-scale conversions triggered ethnic conflict leading to migration of Reangs from Mizoram to Tripura and Assam, who have since been languishing in different make-shift camps and demanding safe return and rehabilitation to their ancestral homeland.
		Reang refugees seem to be caught in a no man's land.
		Reangs have recently been saying that they fled Mizoram as they were being forced to convert to Christianity in a Christian-dominated State.
	www.christianaggression.org /item_display.php?type=ARTICLES&id=1095698098 (1418 words)

	Tripura-People
		The Reangs the tribal group constitute about 14% of the tribal and 4% of the total population of the state.
		The Reangs are considered as one of the strongest pillars of the states military forces.
		The Reangs are Hindus and generally believers in the Sakti cult.
	www.webindia123.com /tripura/people/peopleintro.htm (467 words)

	Goodhealth n You
		In the beginning of October, 1997, some Reangs were beaten to death and their houses and properties were burnt.
		According to avail able reports, there were two reasons for the ethnic violence (1) The demand for autonomy by the Reangs (ii) Some of the Tripura extremists, sheltered by the Reangs of Mizoram, killed a Mizo forest personnel which was the immediate cause of anger and violence.
		But immediately the repatriated Reangs faced fresh attack and again the influx of migrants to Tripura started again, which created a more or less permanent problem of resettlement as the migrants refused to go back to the area of violence.
	www.goodhealthnyou.com /library/reading/vhai/jul-aug/diarrh.php3 (1117 words)

	Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network
		The terming of the Reangs as “foreigners” by the Chief Minister of Mizoram exposes that the State Government has no intention to accord them the right to participate in the Assembly Elections.
		The denial of the right to participate in the Government to the Reangs would a set a bad precedence where a large number of populations could be driven away by interested parties to ensure that they are not allowed to take part in the elections.
		The NHRC must intervene to not only ensure that the Reangs could participate in the Government but also to ensure that denial of the right to participate in the Government does not set a bad precedence and similar ethnic conflicts starts in many parts of North East India.
	www.aitpn.org /IDPs/righttovote2.htm (649 words)

	South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR), Weekly Assessments & Briefings
		The Brus or Reangs are said to have entered Mizoram around 1954 from the Maian hills in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
		Mizo leaders insist that the Reangs, who had generally been nomads, are animists and not Hindus as claimed by the latter and by groups like the Rashtriya Swyayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
		The RSS took up the Reangs' cause during the Mizo-Bru clashes in 1997 and had written an open letter to the state's Congress Chief Minister of the time Lal Thanhawla.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/sair/Archives/1_15.htm (4014 words)

	45,000 Reangs hounded by Church to rootless existence - Christian Aggression
		Bru (a derogatory term for Reang in Mizoram) National Union President Saibunga said in Silchar recently, and#34;We are being persecuted by Mizos since we strongly opposed conversions.
		Reang refugees seem to be caught in a no manand#39;s land.
		According to Reang leader Ms Ubati Reang, and#34;The newly elected Mizoram coalition government has refused to concede the demanded Rs 1 lakh as compensation for the displaced individuals.
	www.christianaggression.org /item_display.php?id=1058908743&type=articles (1456 words)

	Excelsior... Nation
		The Reang refugee leaders had been claiming that the number of voters among the 31000 refugees would be over 18000.
		According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Mizoram, L Tochhong, the Reang voters were identified on the basis of electoral rolls prepared on July 21, 1999 by the Mizoram Government.
		The presence of Reangs in Mizoram was negligible till 1961 but there was a sharp increase in their population after 1971 which could only be attributed to a large scale migration from Tripura the statement added.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99sep26/national.htm (3508 words)

	Northeast Vigil Factfinder » Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The immediate cause of the conflict was the demand for an Autonomous District Council (ADC) by the Bru National Union (BNU).
		This is manifested in its vehement opposition to the alleged imposition of Christianity on Reangs.
		Surajmani Reang and Hmunsiama are ‘president’ and ‘deputy commander’ respectively of the outfit.
	www.northeastvigil.in /facts/?p=34 (509 words)

	Asian Centre for Human Rights
		The return of the Brus, also known as the Reangs, appears to have ended with the return of 273 Brus consisting of the BNLF cadres and their family members.
		From 15 October 1997 onwards, Reangs from Tungbagin, Kawnmun, Pheileng, Laxmicheraa, Kwartha, Rangdil, Fileng and Tuipuibari areas of Aizwal district of Mizoram fled to neighbouring States to escape from persecution and repression by the MZP activists.
		There is no general amnesty for those living in the camps, guarantees for security, compensation for the properties lost and/or damaged, restoration of the lands to the original owners, and proper and adequate rehabilitation of the displaced Brus within a specific time frame.
	www.achrweb.org /Review/2006/107-06.htm (1233 words)

	Ministry of Home Affairs
		Central assistance amounting to Rs.24.75 crore towards reimbursement of expenditure incurred on maintenance of Reang refugees from Mizoram was sanctioned/released to the Government of Tripura.
		The Government of Mizoram have indicated that as per the initial verification about 10,000 of the displaced Reangs in camps in Tripura are residents of Mizoram.
		Talks are continuing with the Government of Mizoram for early repatriation of the Reangs to Mizoram.
	mha.nic.in /AR01CHP5.htm (3495 words)

	:\|:\|:\|: Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh :\|:\|:\|: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of the RSS expresses its feeling of deep anguish that even after the incidents of inhuman atrocities and barbaric uprooting of the Reangs in Mizoram by some extremist outfits were brought to the notice of the Govts of Mizoram, Tripura, Assam as also the Govt.
		In 1997, out of a total population of about 7 lakhs in the state, the population of the Reangs was estimated to be between 85,000 to 100,000.
		The ABPS demands that all the displaced and uprooted Reangs must be rehabilitated in their original villages with proper protection, their names must be restored in the voters' lists and till then the living conditions in the present refugee camps must be improved as an interim measure.
	www.rss.org /New_RSS/PratinidhiSabha_Jaipur/Resolution2.jsp (516 words)

	Welcome to Sentinel
		The influx had begun in October of 1997 when thousands of Reangs crossed Tripura-Mizoram inter-state border and took shelter in several parts of the subdivision in North Tripura district.
		The safe repatriation of Reangs to Mizoram suffered a host of setbacks when Zoramthagna-led Mizoram Government refused to take back all the Reangs on the plea that all are not original citizens of Mizoram.
		The early possibility of repatriation of Reang refugees continued to suffer setbacks when Mizoram Government conditioned that Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) an armed outfit of Reangs should lay down arms before holding any talks on the issue.
	www.sentinelassam.com /sentinel_en/archives/jul0303/regional1.htm (2870 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast
		The MAP personnel and YMA activists had warned Reangs living in the Jampui hills of Tripura?s Kanchanpur subdivision of fresh attacks if abducted engineer Charanjit Singh and labourer Zoramsanga were not released by August 25.
		The MAP and YMA also demanded unconditional release of two Mizo youths, Lalzuama and Zominthanga, being held in police custody in Dharmanagar subdivision on charges of riots against the Reangs, and threatened to drive away all Reangs from Mizoram if their demands were not met.
		Realising the gravity of the situation, North Tripura district magistrate Debatosh Dutta deputed the deputy inspector-general of North district and superintendent of police G.S. Rao to the Reang-dominated villages.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050824/asp/northeast/story_5147125.asp (346 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper
		In 1997, nearly 27,000 Reang tribals fled from Mizoram fled to North Tripura.
		Today most of the Reangs live in unhygienic conditions, and face starvation in refugee camps.
		Says Upendra Reang, the only postgraduate degree holder among his tribesmen: “The reports about forcible conversions of Reangs are exaggerated.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main.asp?filename=Ne032704troubled.asp (514 words)

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