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The Boro people are the
earliest known inhabitants of the so-called North East Region (of India)
and have the history of not less than 5000 years. They are the founder of
human civilization in the entire region. Once they predominantly ruled
over the entire Brahmaputra and Barak Valleys, north Bengal, north Bihar,
present Meche Anchal of Nepal, parts of Bangladesh and Tripura along with
its adjacent districts of present day Bangladesh. The Achiks (Garos),
Boros, Boroks, Deuris, Dimasas, Hajongs, Kamtapuris (Koch-Rajbongsis),
Rabhas, Sonowals, Tiwas, Dhimals and Meches of Nepal are ethnically of the
same ancestry. They ruled with paramount authority in the region and with
their distinct culture and political entity. The Asuras, the Danavas, the
Kiratas, the Varmans, the Sala Stambhas, the Pralambhas, the Palas, the
Khenas, the Koch, the Kacharis and the Tripuras or the Twipras are none
other than the ruling Boro dynasties of different times and places. The
British conquered three Boro kingdoms and subsequently merged them with
the British Empire in 1832, 1854 and 1867. Two other Boro kingdoms of
Tripura and Koch Bihar were forcibly taken over by India after the British
had left. Historically the Boro people and their land had never been a
part of India. No Indian ruler or emperor had ever conquered or ruled the
Boro people. Ethno-culturally they are different from those of the
Indians. They are not Indians, therefore the Boro people has every right
to live as a free and independent nation.
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