Narendra Chandra Debbarma (28 August 1942 â 1 January 2023) was an Indian politician who was the president of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura and director of All India Radio, Agartala. He was also a cabinet minister of Tripura Government from 2018 to 2023.
Debbarma allied his party with the BJP in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election and won 8 seats out of 9 which constituted 7.5% of the total votes polled.
Positions held
- President, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (2000âÂÂ2023)
- Minister of Land & Revenue, Fisheries, and Forests (2018âÂÂ2023)
- Member, Tripura State Planning Board (2019âÂÂ2023)
- Station Director, All India Radio, Agartala (till 2002)
Public recognition
N.C. Debbarma was posthumously conferred with the Padma Shri Award for Public Affairs.
Death
Debbarma died at Agartala Hospital on 1 January 2023, at the age of 80 after he suffered a massive cerebral stroke.
Contribution to writings
- Koklam (A handbook of spoken Kokborok) published by Directorate of Research, Department of Welfare for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, Government of Tripura.
- Role of folk literature and culture in human civilizationàas a contribution of write up for Centenary Celebration of Kokborok language of the state held during 22âÂÂ24 December 2000.
- Contributed in publishing of Book on Customary laws of the Tripuris, Jamatia, Mogs and Reangs of Tripura with special reference to their land holding system as a Research Officer.
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