Debbarma
Debbarma is the surname of Tripuri Clan from tripura or the title generally used by the Kokborok-speaking (Tibeto-Burmese) Borok (Tripuri) people, the indigenous people of Tripura, a state in India. This is one of the cases where use of a surname reflects ethnic or tribal membership. The Debbarmas are the majority communities of a state called tripura till the Princely state tripura merged with Indian territory.
The variations of "Debbarma" include:
- Debbarman
- Dev Barman
- Dev Burman
- Deb Barma
- DebBurman
- Dev Verma
- Dev Varman
Notable individuals
- Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman of the Tripuri Royal family
- Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman 1908–1947, one of the last Kings of Tripuri
- Sachin Dev Burman, Bollywood composer and singer
- Rahul Dev Burman, Bollywood composer and singer
- Dasarath Deb, the only Borok Chief minister of Tripura since the kingdom joined in Indian territory.
- Somdev Devvarman, Indian tennis player
- Sourabhee Debbarma, first female Indian idol winner, TV performer and singer
See also
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, July 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.