For the first time, Bru refugees will not participate in elections in Mizoram as they were given permanent settlement in Tripura under a centrally sponsored rehabilitation arrangement.
About Bru refugees:
Bru, also known as Reang, is a community indigenous to the Northeast, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam.
In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
They belong to Indo-Mongoloid racial stock. Their languages have an affinity with Austro-Asiatic groups under the Tibeto-Burman family.
Ethnically, they are divided into two major clans, namely Meska and Molsoi.
They speak a language known as "Kaubru,” which has a tonal effect on the Kuki language, though broadly, it is the Kok-Borok dialect.
Occupation: They are still a nomadic tribe, and a large number among them maintain their livelihood involving Hilltop Jhum Cultivation and other food gathering activities.
They believe in spirits and the existence of a soul.
By religion, they are Hindus, and most of their deities are akin to gods and goddesses of the Hindu faith.
They are traditionally endogamous and do not marry outside their community.
In their tradition, the village council chief, known as "RAI,” permits Divorce and Widow marriage.
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