Bru Tribes Issue

Bru Tribes Issue

Subject : Social Issue

Context : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought replies from the Forest Department and a district administration in Tripura on a complaint that Bru refugees from adjoining Mizoram were being resettled in a forest.

Concept :

• The Brus, also referred to as the Reangs, are spread across the north-eastern states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur, and Mizoram.
• In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
• They speak the Reang dialect of Kokborok language which is locally referred to as Kau Bru.
• Their Hojagiri folk dance is well known all over the world.
• ‘Buisu’, not ‘bihu’ is the most popular festival of Reang tribes.