Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission

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Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission (KOHM) was formed on 10 August 1993 in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, India, as a non-political, non-religious organization whose sole mission is to promote the development and preservation of Tripuri literature, culture, tradition and its heritage.

Activities

A number of seminars, workshops, deputations, and literary meet have been organized by KOHM.

National

The members of the KOKBOROK TEI HUKUMU MISSION were invited as the Informant of the Kokborok for M.A. final year in 2003 for the Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. There, the Kokborok was discussed at length and the department from remarked the Kokborok as one of the richest languages in the world. About 19 students from the countries of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Yemen, Thailand and Vietnam have attended classes there.

Radio

The members of the KOKBOROK TEI HUKUMU MISSION have been conducting Kokborok programs in All India Radio, Agartala since April 1995.

International

The KOKBOROK TEI HUKUMU MISSION has also stepped up in the international arena.

Paper submitted in the 4th International Symposium on Languages and Linguistics, PAN-ASIATIC LINGUISTICS held on 8–10 January 1996 at Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development, Mahidol University at Salaya, Bangkok, THAILAND. Paper entitled - THE KOKBOROK IS ONE OF THE RICH LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD.
Paper submitted in the 5th International Symposium on Languages and Linguistics, PAN-ASIATIC LINGUISTICS held on 16–18 November 2000 AD organized by the Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM. Paper entitled - THE KOKBOROK IS THE LANGUAGE OF BOROK PEOPLE IN TWIPRA INDIA - A BRIEF OUTLINE.

Major publications

Simultaneously, the publication of Kokborok and other books has also occurred and about 36 titles have been published since its formation.

Kokborok Dictionary

KOHM is the publisher of the authoritative dictionary in the Kokborok language, compiled by Binoy Debbarma in two editions. Anglo-Kokborok-Bengali Dictionary (2nd edition with Bengali), 2002.