Nalinaksha Roy

Nalinaksha Roy
Raja
Chief of the Chakma Circle
Reign 7 March 1935 - 7 October 1951
Predecessor Bhuvan Mohan Roy
Successor Tridiv Roy
Born 6 June 1902
Chittagong Hill Tracts, British India
Died 7 October 1951 (1951-10-08) (aged 49)
Issue
  • Amiti Roy
  • Tridiv Roy
  • Samit Roy
  • Moitri Roy
  • Rajashree Roy
  • Nandit Roy

Raja Nalinaksha Roy (6 June 1902 – 7 October 1951) was the 49th Raja of the Chakma Circle.[1]

Personal life

He married Rani Benita Roy (1905–1990) née Sen, the daughter of Barrister Saral Sen and granddaughter of "Brahmanand" Keshub Chandra Sen, a Hindu social reformer from Brahma Samaj. He was installed as Chakma Raja on 7 March 1935. He had three sons, Tridiv Roy, Samit Roy, Nandit Roy, and three daughters, Amiti Roy, Moitri Roy, and Rajashree Roy.[2]

Context in South Asian politics

It was during his reign that India and Pakistan gained independence in 14–16 August 1947 CE and the Chittagong Hill Tracts was assigned to the independent State of Pakistan, though the district had a 98% non-Muslim population.

Chakma people have suffered under authoritarian, racist and discriminatory attitude of Muslims of West Pakistan and East Bengal since 14 August 1947 till today.

References

  1. ↑ "The Chakma Voice" (PDF). Mizoram Chakma Development Forum. 2013-01-11.
  2. ↑ Soszynski, Henry. "CHAKMA". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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