Author: Majumdar, Pannalal
Title: The Chakmas of Tripura
Description: Agartala [Tripura], Tribal Research Institute, (1997). orig. boards, Dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, (8), 353 pp, Includes textual map, textual photo illustrations & drawings [of folk embroidery patterns].. Textual photos. Slight binding corner bumps. Light smudge to title-page. VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction; The Chakmas of Tripura: Numerical Strength of Population; Physical Traits; Different Sections of Chakmas; The Origin & Historical Backround; Jhum Cultivation; Pattern of Chakma Villages; Food & Drink; Hunting; Fishing; Domestication of Animals & Birds; Weaving Crafts; Wood Carving; Lime, Boat, Salt & Gun-Power Manufacturing; Jewellery; Social Life: Marriage; Dead Ritual; Judiciary System & Rights of Succession; Kinship Terms; Religious & Cultural Life: Pujas & Festivals; Religious Mantras; Social Prohibitions & Taboos; Folk Dances; Folk Songs; Rural Games & Sports; Folk Medicine; Language & Literature: Language; Script; Folklore; Proverbs; Folk Tales; Riddles; Folk Musical Instruments; Political Aspiration, Polity & Social Transition & Impact of Modernisation;Appendices: Chakma Customary Laws of Chakma Autonomous District Council, Mizoram; Glossary; Bibliography.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Chakmas Chakma, Tripura Tribes, Mizoram Tribe, Ethnography, Ethnology Tribal, Social Sociology, Northeast India, South Asia, Anthropology