Reang

Reang's are one of the Tripuri clan of the Indian state of Mizoram and Tripura. The Reangs can be found all over the Tripura state in India. However, they may also be found in Assam. They speak the Kokborok language which is of Tibeto-Burman origin and is referred to as Kaubru in Reang dailect.

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• Reangs or Brus are the second largest ethnic group in Mizoram. Their exodus in 1997 was spurred by violent clashes in Mamith subdivision, a Reang-dominated area, when they demanded creation of an autonomous council that was vehemently opposed by Mizo groups.
  • V Singh: 34,000 Bru refugees to be settled in Tripura

• After the signing of the pact, Tripura CM said: “You cannot be refugees in your own country.”
  • Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb about the Bru (Reang) refugees. V Singh: 34,000 Bru refugees to be settled in Tripura

• The Brus and the majority Mizo community have been embroiled in a long standing ethnic conflict. Following ethnic violence in 1997 [i] and then again in 2009,[ii] thousands of Brus fled their homes in Mizoram to the adjoining state of Tripura. Approximately 35,000 Brus continue to languish in six relief camps at Kanchanpur in northern Tripura till this day.
  • W Singh: Quit Mizoram Notices