Welcome to Koch Kiingdom/Kamatapur
Kamatapur Kingdom was also known as kamatapur or Kamata, The kamatapur Kingdom was ruled by the Kochrajbongshi Kings, The historic Kamatapur Kingdom merged with the Indian territory after the independence of the Indian territory from the British.
The capital of the Kingdom was Cooch Behar.[1]
Cooch Behar Merger Agreement
On 15th August 1947, it was the birth of an independent India and Pakistan, free from two decades of Colonial Rule. Question arose regarding which nation the State of Cooch Behar will cede to. On the 28th of August 1949 an agreement was contracted between the Governor-General of India and Kochrajbongshi King His Highness the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, which came to be known as the Cooch Behar Merger Agreement, in which His Highness the Maharaja of Cooch Behar ceded to the Dominion Govt. of India.[2]
People
The inhabitant of the Kingdom were the Kochrajbongshi Tribe, later on after the merger of the Kingdom the community got divided into various parts of the India and outside the Indian domain.
The Present Kamatapur
The historic Kamatapur was divided and later on merged with the Indian territory, the Western Part of the Kamatapur Kingdom got merged with the West Bengal state, the eastern part merged with the Present Assam, the entire lower Assam was the part of the Kamatapur Kingdom, The Rongpur part merged with the Present Bangladesh, few parts joined with Bihar and Nepal.
Folk Song
Kamatapuri have various folk song of their own, in Assam they call it Goalpariya lokogeet, where as the same group call it Bhawia Gan in West Bengal, in Rongpur of Bangladesh they call it Rongpuriya Folk song.[3]
Kamatapur Movement
The Kamatapur movement by the Koch Rajbogshi people for the demand of the separate state within the Indian domain have taken a historic movement, Rajbongshi community and tribe also known as or called as Kochrajbongshi in Assam, Rajbongshi in West Bengal, Rajbanshi in Nepal,
All Koch Rajbongshi Student Union, the student wing of the tribe have been demanding of the ST (Scheduled Tribe) status for the community and the separate state hood demand for the community. Kamatapur State demand is very much legitimate for the community as it is not the formation of the new state rater it is the re-unification of the Historic Kamatapur Kingdom, various petition have been submited to the Government of India for the formation of the Kamatapur state and the ST status of the community.[4]
Kochila Movement in Nepal
The Rajbongshi community of the Nepal have declared a movement of United Kochila Province, The demand for the Kochila comprises of the present three district of Nepal – Morang, Jhapa and Sunsari.
They community urged the need for all people living in the Kochila region to wage a joint struggle for achieving the separate Kochila Province in Nepal.[5]
References:
1] http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/history_book.html
2] http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/royal_history2.html
3] www.bipuljyoti.in/music/pratima_barua_pandey.html
4] www.kamatapur.com
5] http://thtimes.pugmarks.in/fullNews.php?headline=%27We+want+Kochila+province%27&NewsID=314721
Kamatapur Kingdom was also known as kamatapur or Kamata, The kamatapur Kingdom was ruled by the Kochrajbongshi Kings, The historic Kamatapur Kingdom merged with the Indian territory after the independence of the Indian territory from the British.
The capital of the Kingdom was Cooch Behar.[1]
Cooch Behar Merger Agreement
On 15th August 1947, it was the birth of an independent India and Pakistan, free from two decades of Colonial Rule. Question arose regarding which nation the State of Cooch Behar will cede to. On the 28th of August 1949 an agreement was contracted between the Governor-General of India and Kochrajbongshi King His Highness the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, which came to be known as the Cooch Behar Merger Agreement, in which His Highness the Maharaja of Cooch Behar ceded to the Dominion Govt. of India.[2]
People
The inhabitant of the Kingdom were the Kochrajbongshi Tribe, later on after the merger of the Kingdom the community got divided into various parts of the India and outside the Indian domain.
The Present Kamatapur
The historic Kamatapur was divided and later on merged with the Indian territory, the Western Part of the Kamatapur Kingdom got merged with the West Bengal state, the eastern part merged with the Present Assam, the entire lower Assam was the part of the Kamatapur Kingdom, The Rongpur part merged with the Present Bangladesh, few parts joined with Bihar and Nepal.
Folk Song
Kamatapuri have various folk song of their own, in Assam they call it Goalpariya lokogeet, where as the same group call it Bhawia Gan in West Bengal, in Rongpur of Bangladesh they call it Rongpuriya Folk song.[3]
Kamatapur Movement
The Kamatapur movement by the Koch Rajbogshi people for the demand of the separate state within the Indian domain have taken a historic movement, Rajbongshi community and tribe also known as or called as Kochrajbongshi in Assam, Rajbongshi in West Bengal, Rajbanshi in Nepal,
All Koch Rajbongshi Student Union, the student wing of the tribe have been demanding of the ST (Scheduled Tribe) status for the community and the separate state hood demand for the community. Kamatapur State demand is very much legitimate for the community as it is not the formation of the new state rater it is the re-unification of the Historic Kamatapur Kingdom, various petition have been submited to the Government of India for the formation of the Kamatapur state and the ST status of the community.[4]
Kochila Movement in Nepal
The Rajbongshi community of the Nepal have declared a movement of United Kochila Province, The demand for the Kochila comprises of the present three district of Nepal – Morang, Jhapa and Sunsari.
They community urged the need for all people living in the Kochila region to wage a joint struggle for achieving the separate Kochila Province in Nepal.[5]
References:
1] http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/history_book.html
2] http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/royal_history2.html
3] www.bipuljyoti.in/music/pratima_barua_pandey.html
4] www.kamatapur.com
5] http://thtimes.pugmarks.in/fullNews.php?headline=%27We+want+Kochila+province%27&NewsID=314721
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