Forgotten Kingdom of the Chakmas
THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM OF THE CHAKMAS: AN OVERVIEW
*JYOTI BIKASH CHAKMA
Meaning of Forgotten: The word forgotten is the third form of forget which means - 1) to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone 's name. 2) to omit or neglect unintentionally. 3) to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take. 4) to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 5) to fail to think of; take no note of. 6) to neglect willfully; disregard or slight. 7) to cease or omit to think of something. 8) forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one 's rank, position, or character. 1
Meaning of Kingdom: 1) country or government which is ruled by a king or queen; domain, sphere, area or field which is independently controlled (i.e. kingdom of the mind); taxonomic division of the highest rank, 2) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control, 3) The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. 4) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. 2
As already said, the meaning of forgotten and kingdom, I would like to point my view on this topic. If we look at the history of the great Chakmas, the above two terms “forgotten and kingdom” are of the opinion that they are unavoidable to erase from the vocabulary of the English language. To discuss a little bit on it I would like to address some paragraphs which could understand us the history, traditions, cultures, religion and so on of the Chakmas.
The Chakmas: Different scholars differ on the origin and history of the Chakmas. Due to the lack of written literature on the history of the Chakmas, it is very difficult to trace the beginning of the beginning of Chakma settlement. But one popular view among the Chakmas is that their ancestors once lived in
*JYOTI BIKASH CHAKMA
Meaning of Forgotten: The word forgotten is the third form of forget which means - 1) to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone 's name. 2) to omit or neglect unintentionally. 3) to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take. 4) to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 5) to fail to think of; take no note of. 6) to neglect willfully; disregard or slight. 7) to cease or omit to think of something. 8) forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one 's rank, position, or character. 1
Meaning of Kingdom: 1) country or government which is ruled by a king or queen; domain, sphere, area or field which is independently controlled (i.e. kingdom of the mind); taxonomic division of the highest rank, 2) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control, 3) The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. 4) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. 2
As already said, the meaning of forgotten and kingdom, I would like to point my view on this topic. If we look at the history of the great Chakmas, the above two terms “forgotten and kingdom” are of the opinion that they are unavoidable to erase from the vocabulary of the English language. To discuss a little bit on it I would like to address some paragraphs which could understand us the history, traditions, cultures, religion and so on of the Chakmas.
The Chakmas: Different scholars differ on the origin and history of the Chakmas. Due to the lack of written literature on the history of the Chakmas, it is very difficult to trace the beginning of the beginning of Chakma settlement. But one popular view among the Chakmas is that their ancestors once lived in
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