VISITING RATANMANI REANG MOVEMENT PLACE IN TRIPURA - DESCRIPTION BY PROF. SUBRAMANYAM NAIDU

LIVING CULTURES OF INDIA PART: 5, VISITING RATANMANI REANG MOVEMENT PLACE IN TRIPURA BY PROF. T. SUBRAMANYAM NAIDU
Various revolts and movements had been taken place in the history of Tripura, some of them are-
VARIOUS REVOLTS AND MOVEMENTS
KUKI RAID (1860)
JAMATIA REVOLT (1863)
SWADESHI MOVEMENT (1905)
REANG REVOLT (1942-43)
JANA SIKSHA MOVEMENT (1945)
LUSHAI REFORM MOVEMENT (1946-47).
Among all the revolts the Reang revolt is an impotent one, it was organized during the reign of the last king of Tripura, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya. The revolt was organized under the leadership of Ratan Mani Reang in protest of the persecution of the Reang tribes by the Reang chiefs during World War II.
Soon Ratnmani became popular and gained momentum, the Bru chief – Rai reported upon Ratnamani’s rebellious act of not willing to pay tax to the Maharaja. Since then, Ratnamani had to flee to forest with his followers and soon realizes that they would be arrested for their actions. At last, Ratnamani was arrested and was punished to death at the Maharaja’s Palace.

Various revolts and movements had been taken place in the history of Tripura, some of them are-
VARIOUS REVOLTS AND MOVEMENTS
KUKI RAID (1860)
JAMATIA REVOLT (1863)
SWADESHI MOVEMENT (1905)
REANG REVOLT (1942-43)
JANA SIKSHA MOVEMENT (1945)
LUSHAI REFORM MOVEMENT (1946-47).
Among all the revolts the Reang revolt is an impotent one, it was organized during the reign of the last king of Tripura, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya. The revolt was organized under the leadership of Ratan Mani Reang in protest of the persecution of the Reang tribes by the Reang chiefs during World War II.
It was said that in the year 1942 – 1943, Ratnamani, who declared himself as king and proclaimed independence
Ratan Mani, the hero of the Reang tribe, was known as Lokman Sadhu. His way of life was simple. People say his life was that of a monk, and I was told by the Reang people that he wore rudraksha garland around his neck and his disciples also carried a garland of rudraksha. He used to give advice in Ramayana, Mahabharata, Purana and Chaitanya, the incarnation of love. The people believed that Ratan Mani Reang came to Tripura seven to Ten years before the Reang Uprising began.
It was said that in the year 1942 – 1943 there was a religious movement, some say an armed rebellion of Reang (Bru) in Tripura led by Ratnamani, who declared himself as king and proclaimed independence.
Most of the Indian people not aware of his greatness, as a respect to pay my tribute I got the opportunity to visit the Reang people to document the ethnographic film on the Reang tribe In remembering the greatness of the leader and freedom fighter. Now I am taking you to the place where Ratanmani had his penance and established himself as a king.