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Foreseeing the "Dimaraji" Controversy in Cachar.

Until the day before the subreddit dedicated to the Barak Valley was banned, I was actively engaged in discussions and debates regarding issues affecting the region. In those discussions, I often raised concerns about separatist tendencies, certain self-serving political narratives, and what I perceived as negligence toward the history of the Dimasa people and the indigenous communities of the Barak Valley.

In recent years, many members of the Sylheti/Bengali community of the Barak Valley have promoted several narratives across social media and public discourse that I believe deserve critical examination.

1. The incorporation of the Dimasa into separatist narratives

One of the most prominent issues was the emergence of separatist tendencies and attempts to incorporate the Dimasa community into such narratives. Without acknowledging the historical roles of the Dimasa Kingdom and the Tripura Kingdom in the region, demands for a separate Barak entity appear historically incomplete, as these indigenous polities were central to the region's political history.

2. Neglect of Dimasa and other Tibeto-Burman histories

Another issue has been the relative lack of recognition given to the history of the Dimasa Kingdom and other Tibeto-Burman kingdoms and cultures that shaped the historical landscape of the region.

3. Competing narratives regarding early settlement

Attempts have also been made to establish a "Bengali-first" historical narrative that contrasts with the broader anthropological consensus regarding the Northeast–Bangladesh sphere, which generally recognises Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic populations among the earliest inhabitants of the wider region.

A month ago, during a discussion on r/Assam with several Sylheti/Bengali participants, I raised examples that I considered indicative of a broader lack of awareness regarding the Dimasa community and its historical association with the Barak Valley.

First, whenever Dimasa individuals and organisations proposed renaming the railway station at Silchar as a tribute to the last monarch of the historic Dimasa Kingdom, Gobind Chandra Narayan Hasnu, and the freedom fighter Sambhudhan Phonglo, sections of the Bengali community allegedly responded with protests, opposition, and demonstrations.

Second, the roof design of the railway station at Silchar was originally intended to resemble the famous stone architecture of Maibang and other monuments associated with Dimasa heritage in Cachar. According to concerns raised by some Dimasa groups, later modifications covered this design with tin sheets. When restoration of the original architectural concept was proposed, the response, in their view, was not constructive engagement but further resistance and the growth of anti-Dimasa narratives.

Whenever these concerns were raised, many discussions quickly became defensive rather than historical in nature, making meaningful engagement difficult.

The Controversy

A month later, these tensions became publicly visible following the controversy surrounding the use of the term "Dimaraji" in Assam's Lakhipur subdivision.

The controversy emerged after a welcome arch bearing the inscription:

"Greetings, Nabada Johari, Pailapool, Dima Raji"

was erected during the visit of Assam Cabinet Minister Kaushik Rai. The arch also referenced Nabada Johari.

For many observers, the term "Dimaraji" was interpreted as a political statement. However, within traditional Dimasa usage, the term has a broader historical and social meaning.

Etymologically, "Dimaraji" is derived from two words: Dima and Raji, the latter being derived from the Sanskrit-derived word Rajya. Historically, the term referred to a socio-administrative unit, village, township, or territory within Dimasa society. It denoted jurisdiction, community, or settlement rather than necessarily implying a modern political project.

In contemporary Dimasa usage, Raji is often synonymous with Nohlai, meaning "village." Therefore, historically speaking, Dimaraji referred primarily to a Dimasa settlement or socio-administrative community rather than an inherently political concept.

Only in more recent decades did the term become associated with demands for autonomous statehood under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule following movements led by certain Dimasa organisations.

From this perspective, the controversy surrounding the welcome arch was less about the word itself and more about how the term was interpreted by different communities.

Had there been greater understanding of the historical context of the term, greater recognition of Dimasa historical associations with the Barak Valley, and more willingness to engage with indigenous perspectives, the controversy may not have escalated to the extent that it did.

Regardless of contemporary political debates, it remains a historical fact that much of present-day Cachar was once part of the Dimasa Kingdom. Consequently, many Dimasa people believe they possess legitimate historical grounds to advocate for greater autonomy or statehood.

The etymology of the term itself also invites reflection.

If the use of "Dimaraji" is considered controversial because of its linguistic origins, then similar scrutiny could equally be applied to the name "Cachar."

The term "Cachar" itself derives from "Kachari," an exonym historically used by neighbouring peoples and outsiders to refer to groups belonging to the wider Baric family. Over time, the term became closely associated with the Dimasa, and it is through this historical process that the region eventually acquired the name "Cachar."

The Dimasa imprint is therefore embedded within the historical and linguistic identity of Cachar itself. Focusing exclusively on the term "Dimaraji" while ignoring this broader historical context presents only a partial understanding of the region's past.

Following the controversy, another long-standing issue resurfaced — namely the covering of the architectural replica of Dimasa monuments at the Silchar railway station with tin sheets, a matter that many Dimasa individuals continue to regard as symbolic of the wider neglect of Dimasa heritage in the Barak Valley.

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Watch the full video. It's seriously revolting and vomit inducing, but watch the full thing. It gives an insight as to how they view the world. In this video, this Indian is bragging about how Indians/subcontinentals are taking over America and how they know exactly what they're doing. These people know they're a nuisance wherever they go. They willingly know that they're hurting and harming you, and will do whatever it takes to get their way, regardless of what happens to you.

The thing about subcontinental (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) culture that many NEerns still have yet to understand, is that if you treat subcontinentals with kindness and warmth, they take it as a sign to take advantage of you. Because you were kind enough to trust them, they see it as YOU being the stupid one, and therefore have the right to continue manipulating you to benefit them, that is until you forcibly put a stop to it. There's no such thing as balancing with these people. These people see everything as a zero-sum game and will try and will try to manipulate you to the maximum to benefit themselves.

Indo-Aryan culture is one which automatically assumes mistrust and the worst in others. Hence why they have zero shame and will do anything that benefits them over you. When they feel like they're being cornered, they'll cry, whine, bitch, and say that everyone hates them and then say that they just want equality and blah blah. But as soon as they feel like they're in a position of power, they instantly start bragging and gloating about how they are the winning and are victorious and how they're going to crush everyone in their way.

That's Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi culture for you. It's all like this. There's no such thing as peacefully co-existing with them as their ultimate goal is to completely devour you and replace you. That's literally all there is to their mindset. And that's the reason why I personally am so hard-line in my thinking because I know how they work.

And how is this connected to NE? The main thing that caught my attention was "The mistake you made is, you let us in in the first place." And with NE, it's 100% true. Many of our ancestors (especially us from Assam/Tripura) were too kind to these people. We openly accepted them as they continued coming to our lands, and look at what's happened to us. We're now being fully replaced and erased from our own homeland. Our kindness and hospitality was taken advantage of and resulted in us being trapped in a shithole country, in where our lands are used as dumping grounds for gorillions of mainland/Bangladeshi "refugees" - or for a better word - rapefujeets.

There's also something to say about how we're still way too kind and open to them today. Our ancestors may have made the mistakes, but we continue upholding it with our niceness and warmth to them, which is why we continue to get bamboozled, scammed, robbed by these people. We need to be the ones who break the cycle, who actually get a grip and realise the situation we're in and make others realise the same by spreading awareness.

Look at how the Indian in the video continues to rant and go on about how much he hates Americans and how their culture sucks, how their food sucks, how they deserve to be replaced. That's the exact same way the vast majority of them feel about NE as well. They either hate us, or they fetishise us. Both end up in replacing us anyways and making us minorities on our own land, so we need to reject both and fight back against it in a proper manner.

NE needs mass deportations. Every single one of these parasitic foreign invaders who have taken advantage of our kindness for the last hundreds of years needs to go. Regardless of their bullshit religious or ethnic differences. We can't keep living with them.

NE needs to be restored. Every single non-native has to go.