Kampur ready to host Dimasa conference
Preparations are in full swing to hold the two day Dimasa conference under the auspices of Kampur Kacharipar Dimasa Sangathanik Samiti starting from January 17 with a number of programmes.
The conference will be attended by Dimasa Kacharis living in the hills and plains of Assam, including the Dimasas of North Cachar Hills,supposed to be the hub of Dimasa Kacharis.
It is worth mentioning that the conference bears special significance in the wake of the Koch Rajbongshis demanding for schedule tribe status in as much as the Koch Rajbongshis living in the plains of Assam claim themselves to be the direct descendants of the Dimasas living in the North Cachar Hills of Assam. The venue of the conference is named after Tula Ram Senapati , supposed to be the last of the Kachari rulers.
It is learned that a number of prominent personalities and political stalwarts are going to attend the conference.
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