AN ISLAND OF HOPE
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The Chakmas are a tribal group that went to Pakistan when the Chittagong Hilly Tracts became part of what was then known as East Pakistan. In 1964, the setting up of the Kaptal Hydel Project uprooted 50,000 Chakmas from their traditional homelands. Most of them then crossed over to India where they were buffeted from one state to another because no one wanted them. They ended up living in and around Changlang, a small part of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh.  A few years ago, a small school was started in Diyun, Changlang, by a few young Chakma men.  This school suddenly transformed the local environment and led to the local communities grudgingly accepting this ‘outsider’ immigrant community.

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