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Friday, December 30, 2011

[chottala.com] Re: [Dahuk]: Re: Indians in GMG



THERE ARE CLEAR EVIDENCES WHERE WE HAVE SHORTFALLS ON TECHNICAL HANDS WITHIN AVIATION /NAVIGATION/SHIPPING.
RECENTLY BEING RELOCATED IN DHAKA AS COO within a Multi National company.STRUGGLING TO FIND EVEN EXECUTIVE, GROOMED WITH SHIPPING EXPERIENCE.
COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS: VERY POOR.
MR ANWAR AND THEIR GONGS presume to HAVING DOLE (UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS)MONEY FM US..IF YOU DON'T HAVE JOB DURING FINANCIAL CRISIS, COME TO BANGLADESH AND DO SOMETHING....IT'S NO USE OF BARKING LIKE DOGS WITH OUT INDEPTH KNOWLEDGE.
AVIATION AND SHIPPING SECTORS REQUIRE VERY SKILLED PERSONNEL WITH WORKING BACKGROUND OF AT LEAST 20-25 YEARS.
LOOKING AT USA : THEY DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT SHIPPING CAPTAIN/ENGINEERS WITHIN USCGs at present which is the key reason, they flagged out vessel fm US, takes foreign national, didn't plan 20 years back. BIG VACUUM..now Shore based USCG personnel, mostly LALLU PANJU GHORA !!!
MARKETING IS ANOTHER AREAS where we have to gain experience to improvised financially weak company.
AVIATION/SHIPPING: Based on foreign investment with good connection.That's the reason, very few people have that expertise.
If Mr Anwar like fake politicians w/o any tech skills starts making debate on this issue, looking into threads in this forum, outsiders at least GMG beneficiaries/Global customers  will simply laugh...The way Americans used to laugh while they see many FOBANAs in US             
 
KRGDS
CAPT CHOWDHURY
MARINE CONSULTANT

--- On Fri, 12/30/11, Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@netzero.net> wrote:

From: Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@netzero.net>
Subject: Re: [Dahuk]: Re: Indians in GMG
To: aanis06@yahoo.com, nazrulic@gmail.com, guhasb@gmail.com, captchowdhury@yahoo.ca, farida_majid@hotmail.com, dina30_khan@yahoo.com
Cc: manik195709@yahoo.com, farahmina@gmail.com, guhasb@gmail.com, captchowdhury@yahoo.ca, srbanunz@gmail.com, veirsmill@yahoo.com, syed.aslam3@gmail.com, akhtergolam@gmail.com, nazrulic@gmail.com, islam1234@msn.com, anis.ahmed@netzero.net, pressministerwash@yahoo.com
Received: Friday, December 30, 2011, 6:28 PM

There are some people within Islam always try to defend anti-Islamic actions, they are called Monafeks.. During Hasina rule we saw so many incidents
against islamic principles , without any prompt action. We heard false Hadith from our Religious Affaires  Minister of State  that
"Prophet Mohammad(SM) allowed  non Muslims to worship their idols  within the Mosque".. Nawuzubillah ! Our honorable PH D holder Prime Minister mentioned
recently that" may be with Ma Durga's blessing we had better crops this year". Can a believer of Islam say that without violating the rule of Shirk ?
If GMG Airlines did the mistake they sholud be penalized and punished , if not than they should sue the news source. We didnot hear any action from GMG
Airlines yet.
I would like to remind the writer Mr. Anis Ahmed that,  most Bangladeshis are devout Muslim not secular as the leadrship of ruling Awami Jote. Hurting the majority muslims feelings wont help the ruling Jote any way.

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To: Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@netzero.net>,  "manik195709@yahoo.com" <manik195709@yahoo.com>,  "farahmina@gmail.com" <farahmina@gmail.com>,  "guhasb@gmail.com" <guhasb@gmail.com>,  "captchowdhury@yahoo.ca" <captchowdhury@yahoo.ca>,  "srbanunz@gmail.com" <srbanunz@gmail.com>,  "veirsmill@yahoo.com" <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dahuk]: Re: Indians in GMG
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:13:54 -0800 (PST)

This is a sheer rumor .  No one has ever banned saying Insha' Allah . I think this is more a kind of business technique to  get GMG out of business by these kinds of unfounded rumors  GMG  has been serving Bangladesh with her best possible service . Let's first try and touch of our own ear , instead of running after crow which we assume has taken our ear.
 
Rumor mongering is ethically  wrong , not to say that it is a great sin to Islam . Let's be clear to our own conscience instead of planning  for any kind of debate and debacle in our  air transportations.
 
Anis
 
 
From: Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@netzero.net>
To: manik195709@yahoo.com; farahmina@gmail.com; guhasb@gmail.com; captchowdhury@yahoo.ca; srbanunz@gmail.com; veirsmill@yahoo.com
Cc: syed.aslam3@gmail.com; akhtergolam@gmail.com; nazrulic@gmail.com; islam1234@msn.com; aanis06@yahoo.com; anis.ahmed@netzero.net; jnrsr53@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 7:50 AM
Subject: Fw: [Dahuk]: Re: Indians in GMG


I think that Shibshena's dominting GMG Airlines. Those who donot protest such hatred are slave not a citizen of Bangladesh.Protesting and boyciting Shibshena dominated
GMG Airlines is noble duty of any patriotic Bangladesh.
 

---------- Forwarded Message ----------
From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [Dahuk]: Re: Indians in GMG
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:40:52 +0600

 

Looks like very soon we will have to live by the rules set by others, especially Indians.� All of a sudden Insha Allah is a bad word.� Emirates Airlines flies all over the world with people from all across the globe.� They can say these traditional greetings,� but for Bangladesh it is illigal. What could be more worse then, these Indians are hired by Bangladeshis and they work for a Bangladeshi Organization. But they do not hesitate to set rules against us and our tradition.

Please write to the following addresses,� that we will boycott GMG, if we don't receive a public apology and restart our traditional greetings:

customerservice@gmgairlines.com
info@gmgairlines.com
callcenter@gmgairlines.com

Mohi Ahmed
mohiahmed@yahoo.com

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
The Indians bans InshaAllah:

http://amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/12/27/124187


On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
Indians in GMG



http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/12/04/120788
 
 
 


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[chottala.com] Happy New Year [1 Attachment]

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"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."

Happy New Year. May God Bless you and your family.

Mannan & Family

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[chottala.com] Please mark Felani's killing day (7th January) as a protest to stop border killings!



Jan7th, 2012 will be a first anniversary of a poor little girl who was brutally killed and hanged alive (and later dead of course) on fence by India's Butchers Special Force (BSF) - most 'legitimate' criminal force in earth.
 
Dear bloggers, writers, editors, social network users,
 
Please raise your voice and let your voice heard in world media about India's heinous act in Bangladesh border almost everyday. This can't be continued!
 
IT MUST BE STOPPED and DO YOUR PART!
 
Here is an interesting writing might get your attention (please read readers comments and put your one as well):
 
 
 
বাংলাদেশ কি পারে না ৭ই জানুয়ারীকে 'ফেলানী দিবস' ঘোষণা করতে?
 



আগামী ৭ই জানুয়ারী ফেলানীর প্রথম শাহাদার বার্ষিকী। এই ছোট্ট মেয়েটিকে নিয়ে যত লেখা, মর্মস্পর্শী আবেদন দেশব্যাপী লক্ষ্য করা গেছে তা আর কোন সীমান্ত শহীদদের নিয়ে হয় নি।

ভারতীয় ট্রিগার ও জল্লাদ বাহিনী দ্বারা প্রতিনিয়ত নিরীহ বাংলাদেশী হত্যা 'উতসব'চলছেই। এই গত ঈদেই চারজনকে লাশ বানিয়েছে বিএসএফ। এর মত মানবাধিকার লংঘন বিশ্বে আর কি হতে পারে? ভারতীয় সুশীল সমাজ পর্যন্ত এর প্রতিবাদ করছে। করছে না শুধু আমাদের সুশীল ও মিডিয়া মোঘলরা। করলেও মিনমিনিয়ে, যা মানুষের কর্ণকহরে পৌঁছায় না! কিন্তু কেন? কিসের স্বার্থে?

বাংলাদেশ কি এই অন্যায্য হত্যা বন্ধের সাধারণ দাবী তুলতেও ভুলে গেছে? যে বীরেরা স্বাধীনতা আনল লাখ লাখ শহীদের বিনিময়ে সেই জাতি কি করে এমন নীরব থাকতে পারে? এটা তো কোন দলের দাবী না, সরকারবিরোধী আন্দোলনও না। সবাই কি পারি না অন্তত: এই একটা ইস্যুতে ঐক্যমতে পৌঁছাতে?

আশা করবো, খাটি বাংলাদেশী ও বাঙালী জাতীয়তাবাদী ব্লগাররা এ ব্যাপারে নীরব থাকবে না। তারা প্রতিবাদ করতে জানে। তারা কি পারে না এই নিয়ে লেখা আহবানের?


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[FutureOfBangladesh] Bangladesh Genocide Archives : Pakistan Observer !!!!!



Dear All,
 
Sharing historical archives : Pakistan Observer , March to December , 1971 .
 
Regards,
Dr. Manik.
 


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[FutureOfBangladesh] ARCHIVES : DAWN NEWS PAPER , 1971 .



Dear All,
 
Sharing some unforgettable historical news from Dawn News paper.
 
Regards,
Dr. Manik.
 
 


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[chottala.com] RE: [Dahuk]: Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit



Ms. Farida Majid,
 
Do you really feel that there will be enormous  sufferings as a result of this Titas killing by your favourite great nation India ?
Why changing subject ?
Instead of reacting about the devastation of Titas closing you are attacking personally to benifit whom ?
Be practical and try to do least for our great nation Bangladesh. donot support any action detrimental to the people of Bangladesh .
We must be united to face the challenge of Tipaimukh Dam, Titas Closings, Free Transit to India for our own national interest.
I hope you will answer my point instead of saying irrelevent personal matters.
Dont unite to protect India's interest, rather unite to protect Bangladesh's national interest.
FYI  I am not  Your so called  Adorer Jamai Miah as you mentioned, Mowlana Mannan's Inqilab group now supporting Awami idiology.
Thanks.
 
 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
To: <mohiuddin@netzero.net>, <safeschoolmodel@yahoo.com>, <manik195709@yahoo.com>, <guhasb@gmail.com>, <farahmina@gmail.com>, <captchowdhury@yahoo.ca>
Subject: RE: [Dahuk]: Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:34:20 -0500

         Has adorer jamai increased the realm of his jamaiship to the RSS or Sang Parivar of India and is now a paid agent of HINDU INDIA? How is his new wife faring in 'sanctified' Bangladesh? You never know the strange bedfellows in this imaginary game of HINDU INDIA and MUSLIM BANGLADESH.

          No one, not even a SANgh PArivari, calls "Hindu" India in India without some fear of violating the constitution.  It is now clear that they hire Zia-piyaris of BD to do that.
 

From: mohiuddin@netzero.net
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:43:13 +0000
To: safeschoolmodel@yahoo.com; manik195709@yahoo.com; guhasb@gmail.com; farahmina@gmail.com; farida_majid@hotmail.com; captchowdhury@yahoo.ca
Subject: Fw: Re: [Dahuk]: Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit



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From: "Mohiuddin Anwar" <mohiuddin@netzero.net>
To: dahuk@yahoogroups.com,  syed.aslam3@gmail.com,  manik195709@yahoo.com,  guhasb@gmail.com,  veirsmill@yahoo.com,  chowdhury.harun@yahoo.com
Cc: aanis06@yahoo.com,  anis.ahmed@netzero.net,  srbanunz@gmail.com,  shahadathussaini@hotmail.com,  shahanara.rahman@yahoo.com,  nazrulic@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Dahuk]: Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:39:49 GMT


 
People of B' baria should protest such killing of their river by Hindu India. If they fail to do that they will be sufferinbg in the hands of Hindu India,.
Pro-Indian Hasina admininistration won't do anything for the people of B'Baria, I can gurantee.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [Dahuk]: Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:54:20 +0600

 
Killing Titas for Indian corridor/ transit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjunH7usUa0&feature=email
 
 


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[chottala.com] Understanding the Origins of Ancient Bengali Buddhist and the Baruas of Bangladesh



Understanding the Origins of Ancient Bengali Buddhists and the Baruas of Bangladesh
(A working paper)
Abid Bahar PhD
 
Barua is a name found in both India and Bangladesh. Barua is commonly used for buddhist people of Bengal and Assam. However, there are Hindus in Assam who use their last name as Barua.(1)  Even some proto-historians identify the tribes of Chittagong as being Baruas,(2). During the 1971 liberation war I have seen some Barua villages even put up signs at the entrance of the village identifying themselves as being Chinese buddhists, making the maruding Pakistani soldiers to believe that Baruas are neither Awami Leaguers nor Hindus. Some in Chittagong believe that they migrated from Thailand  and Cambodia or even from China but it is true that some Baruas have mongoloid features.In Chittagong Baruas who  also called  who have been mostly employed in cooking and catering business. Another situation with the Barua people is that unlike Hindus and Muslims, they have hardly and dark colored people.It is a bizzare situation to find history's miracle black box of the origin of barua people. There is no written history about their origins but it is interesting to know who they are? What are their origins? The answers probably lie in that some Barua's are Theraveda and others are Mohaya Buddhists.

 
Baruas are not from one racial or ethnic origin
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 It seems that Barua in general are not people from an original racial group. "Barua" seems to be a title similar to "Sing" in India in this case the title used for Buddhists people in Bengal before the arrival of Islam in Bengal.(3) From 13th century Bengali buddhists enmass became Muslims, Buddhism declined between 13th and 19th century, but it seems there survived some pockets of Bengali buddhists in Bengal as historian Abdul Karim says they were the ancient people of Bengal. In order to locate them and Baruas in general, it seems interesting to know what happened to the Bengali alike Chandras of Arakan in Burma.
 
Chandras in Arakan
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Chandra kings of Arakan who were originally Hindus began their kingdom in the coastal areas of Arakan before the beginnig of the christian era. They were caste Hindus eventually converted to Mohayana Buddhism by the Indian buddhists fleeing the Hindu oppression afterr Ashoka's demise. Chandra kings built the giant Mohamuni statue which was in Arakan until 1784 when it was robbed by the forces of King Budapaya of Burma now in exile placed in Mandalay of Burma. The Arakani Chandras were the causins of the Bengali Mohayana Buddhists. The name Chittagong was known to have given by an a Tibeto Burman king of Arakan doesn't seem likely. It says, an Arakani king eracted a pillar at Chittagong in the nineth century A. D. with a remark "to make war is improper." It is true during this time a Chandra king ruled Arakan not a Tibeto-Burman. There was no Mogh king in Arakan yet. During this time, Arakan was ruled by Chanda king Shoe Ratan. It appears that the language of the king was not the Burmese Mogh to have the stone say "Tsit-ta-gungin", "to make war is improper" interpreted in Mogh language. This seems a latter tendentious interpretation by the Burmese. This seems more unlikely because to make war improper seems an empty slogan by a warrior king. The original statement "to make war improper" seems more like the declaration of a peace treaty between two parties than the declaration of a victory by an Arakani king. Under the circumstances of the nonexistance of Burmese language in Arakan at the time, instead of the Burmese "Tsit-ta-gungin", it would seem that the Chandra language "Shoukeet Thakong" to the present English meaning "We live in peace" made between two chandra perhaps related Chandra rulers in Chittagong and Arakan in Chittagonian/ sanskrit pali seems historically more relevant. 
 This Chandra rule in Arakan was going to end when a great flow of Tibeto Burman population penetrated into Arakan with Theravada buddhism and in the year 957 AD. the Bengali look alike of Chandras appear to have lost their hold in Arakan. History is not clear on this period but starting from the 11th century. Habib Siddiqui notes:
"The Anand Chandra Inscription, which contains 65 verses (71 and a half lines) and now sited at the Shitthaung pagoda, provides some information about these early rulers. Interestingly, neither the name of the kingdom or the two premier cities – Dhanyavati and Vaishali – is mentioned. This 11-foot high monolith, unique in entire Burma, has three of its four faces inscribed in a Nagari script, which is closely allied to those of Bengali and north-eastern India."
"The script on the panel on the east face is believed by Johnston to be the oldest. According to Pamela Gutman it was similar to the type of script used in Bengal (Bangladesh) during the early 6th century CE. As to the panel on the north face, Johnston mentioned that several smaller inscriptions in Bengali characters had been added in the 10th century. Gutman however felt that the principal text in this section is of the mid-11th century CE. The panel on the west face, which is reasonably preserved, is believed by Gutman to be of the earlier part of the 8th century. This priceless document not only lists the personalities of each monarch but also some of the major events of every reign.
"So who is this Ananda Chandra? In verse 64, it clearly says that he was a descendant of the Saiva-Andhra monarchs [presumably of Banga or Bangladesh] whose kingdom was located between the Godavari and Krishna Rivers of Bengal, and close to the Bay of Bengal. The founder of this new dynasty was Vajra Sakti who reigned circa 649-665 CE. His successor was Sri Dharma Vijaya, who reigned from circa 665-701. As noted by Singer, and much in contrast to Rakhine claims, Dharma Vijaya was not a Theravada Buddhist, but probably a Mahayanist. The next in line was Narendra Vijaya who reigned from circa 701 to 704 CE. The next to rule was Sri Dharma Chandra, who reigned from 704 to 720 CE. He was the father of Ananda Chandra who was a munificent patron of Mahayana Buddhism and Hindu institutions.(3)

Chandras in Bengal
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With the end of Chandra rule in Arakan, simoultaniously from the 11th century we see the rise of Chandra rule in Chittagong. It is true, some buddhists of the Chandra period in Chittagong from 11-13 century could be the original settlers of Bengal and Arakan. However, those were the ones who practised Mohayana buddhism of the Tibatan varirty. History records the existance of Chandra Dynesty in Southeastern Bengal (Chittagong). The Dev Papar of Chittagong was perhaps the site of the Chandra kingdom.(capital of Dev kings). Having said this howcome the Chittagonian buddhists practice Theraveda buddhism (which originally came from Sri Lanka via Mon and Moghs of Arakan) came to Chittagong?.
 
Baruas and Chakmas of Theraveda Buddhism
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.The Chittagonian Baruas seem to have undergone a massive transformation during  the Arakani Mogh pirate kingdom that ruled Chittagong. The Mogh rule of Chittagong began from 1538 AD and lasted upto 1666 AD when the Moghuls chased them out to Arakan. During this period, the original Mohayana bengali buddhists mingled with the ruling Moghs as probably as their cooks, and Moghs also took Bengali buddhists women and Barruas changed themselves into Theraveda buddhists.That is why Chittagonian Bengali buddhists are called both as Baruas as well as Moghs. As for the Chakmas, who speak the protochittagonian language of the Chandras, were driven out of  Arakan quite late by the Mogh kings during the forteen century during Sultani period, who entered Chittagong and were for a while lived in Rangunia and finally settled in the north East of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Chakmas practise Theraveda Buddhist but they are different from the Bengali Baruas of Bangladesh.Baruas kept their mother-tongue as Bengali and are Bangladeshi citizens and ulike the Chakmas, some Baruas perhaps are the aboriginals of Bangladesh.(5)..
References:
(1) A Brief Introduction to Barua community of Bangladesh. http://www.booksie.com/all/all/kabyasikhari/a-brief-introduction-to-barua-community-of-bangladesh
(2) Wikipedia "Barua."
(3)Ibid
(4)Habib Siddiqui,Muslim Identity and Demography in the Arakan state of Burma (Myanmar)
(Sunday, October 23, 2011)
(5) Abid Bahar, Mystery behind the linguistic Similarities between the Chakmas and the Rohingyas. http://www.kaladanpress.org/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1721:mystery-behind-the-chakma-and-the-rohingyas-linguistic-similarities&catid=35:rohingya&Itemid=29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Understanding the Origins of Ancient Bengali Buddhists and the Baruas of Bangladesh
(A working paper)
 
Abid Bahar PhD
 
Barua is a name found in both India and Bangladesh. Barua is commonly used for buddhist people of Bengal and Assam. However, there are Hindus in Assam who use their last name as Barua.(1)  Even some proto-historians identify the tribes of Chittagong as being Baruas,(2). During the 1971 liberation war I have seen some Barua villages even put up signs at the entrance of the village identifying themselves as being Chinese buddhists, making the maruding Pakistani soldiers to believe that Baruas are neither Awami Leaguers nor Hindus. Some in Chittagong believe that they migrated from Thailand  and Cambodia or even from China but it is true that some Baruas have mongoloid features.In Chittagong Baruas who  also called  who have been mostly employed in cooking and catering business. Another situation with the Barua people is that unlike Hindus and Muslims, they have hardly and dark colored people.It is a bizzare situation to find history's miracle black box of the origin of barua people. There is no written history about their origins but it is interesting to know who they are? What are their origins? The answers probably lie in that some Barua's are Theraveda and others are Mohaya Buddhists.

 
Baruas are not from one racial or ethnic origin
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 It seems that Barua in general are not people from an original racial group. "Barua" seems to be a title similar to "Sing" in India in this case the title used for Buddhists people in Bengal before the arrival of Islam in Bengal.(3) From 13th century Bengali buddhists enmass became Muslims, Buddhism declined between 13th and 19th century, but it seems there survived some pockets of Bengali buddhists in Bengal as historian Abdul Karim says they were the ancient people of Bengal. In order to locate them and Baruas in general, it seems interesting to know what happened to the Bengali alike Chandras of Arakan in Burma.
 
Chandras in Arakan
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Chandra kings of Arakan who were originally Hindus began their kingdom in the coastal areas of Arakan before the beginnig of the christian era. They were caste Hindus eventually converted to Mohayana Buddhism by the Indian buddhists fleeing the Hindu oppression afterr Ashoka's demise. Chandra kings built the giant Mohamuni statue which was in Arakan until 1784 when it was robbed by the forces of King Budapaya of Burma now in exile placed in Mandalay of Burma. The Arakani Chandras were the causins of the Bengali Mohayana Buddhists. The name Chittagong was known to have given by an a Tibeto Burman king of Arakan doesn't seem likely. It says, an Arakani king eracted a pillar at Chittagong in the nineth century A. D. with a remark "to make war is improper." It is true during this time a Chandra king ruled Arakan not a Tibeto-Burman. There was no Mogh king in Arakan yet. During this time, Arakan was ruled by Chanda king Shoe Ratan. It appears that the language of the king was not the Burmese Mogh to have the stone say "Tsit-ta-gungin", "to make war is improper" interpreted in Mogh language. This seems a latter tendentious interpretation by the Burmese. This seems more unlikely because to make war improper seems an empty slogan by a warrior king. The original statement "to make war improper" seems more like the declaration of a peace treaty between two parties than the declaration of a victory by an Arakani king. Under the circumstances of the nonexistance of Burmese language in Arakan at the time, instead of the Burmese "Tsit-ta-gungin", it would seem that the Chandra language "Shoukeet Thakong" to the present English meaning "We live in peace" between two chandra perhaps related Chandra rulers in Chittagong and Arakan in Chittagonian/ sanskrit pali seems historically more relevant.  
 This Chandra rule in Arakan was going to end when a great flow of Tibeto Burman population penetrated into Arakan with Theravada buddhism and in the year 957 AD. the Bengali look alike of Chandras appear to have lost their hold in Arakan. History is not clear on this period but starting from the 11th century. Habib Siddiqui notes:
"The Anand Chandra Inscription, which contains 65 verses (71 and a half lines) and now sited at the Shitthaung pagoda, provides some information about these early rulers. Interestingly, neither the name of the kingdom or the two premier cities – Dhanyavati and Vaishali – is mentioned. This 11-foot high monolith, unique in entire Burma, has three of its four faces inscribed in a Nagari script, which is closely allied to those of Bengali and north-eastern India."

"The script on the panel on the east face is believed by Johnston to be the oldest. According to Pamela Gutman it was similar to the type of script used in Bengal (Bangladesh) during the early 6th century CE. As to the panel on the north face, Johnston mentioned that several smaller inscriptions in Bengali characters had been added in the 10th century. Gutman however felt that the principal text in this section is of the mid-11th century CE. The panel on the west face, which is reasonably preserved, is believed by Gutman to be of the earlier part of the 8th century. This priceless document not only lists the personalities of each monarch but also some of the major events of every reign.
"So who is this Ananda Chandra? In verse 64, it clearly says that he was a descendant of the Saiva-Andhra monarchs [presumably of Banga or Bangladesh] whose kingdom was located between the Godavari and Krishna Rivers of Bengal, and close to the Bay of Bengal. The founder of this new dynasty was Vajra Sakti who reigned circa 649-665 CE. His successor was Sri Dharma Vijaya, who reigned from circa 665-701. As noted by Singer, and much in contrast to Rakhine claims, Dharma Vijaya was not a Theravada Buddhist, but probably a Mahayanist. The next in line was Narendra Vijaya who reigned from circa 701 to 704 CE. The next to rule was Sri Dharma Chandra, who reigned from 704 to 720 CE. He was the father of Ananda Chandra who was a munificent patron of Mahayana Buddhism and Hindu institutions.(3)


Chandras in Bengal
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With the end of Chandra rule in Arakan, simoultaniously from the 11th century we see the rise of Chandra rule in Chittagong. It is true, some buddhists of the Chandra period in Chittagong from 11-13 century could be the original settlers of Bengal and Arakan. However, those were the ones who practised Mohayana buddhism of the Tibatan varirty. History records the existance of Chandra Dynesty in Southeastern Bengal (Chittagong). The Dev Papar of Chittagong was perhaps the site of the Chandra kingdom.(capital of Dev kings). Having said this howcome the Chittagonian buddhists practice Theraveda buddhism (which originally came from Sri Lanka via Mon and Moghs of Arakan) came to Chittagong?.
 
Baruas and Chakmas of Theraveda Buddhism
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.The Chittagonian Baruas seem to have undergone a massive transformation during  the Arakani Mogh pirate kingdom that ruled Chittagong. The Mogh rule of Chittagong began from 1538 AD and lasted upto 1666 AD when the Moghuls chased them out to Arakan. During this period, the original Mohayana bengali buddhists mingled with the ruling Moghs as probably as their cooks, and Moghs also took Bengali buddhists women and Barruas changed themselves into Theraveda buddhists.That is why Chittagonian Bengali buddhists are called both as Baruas as well as Moghs. As for the Chakmas, who speak the protochittagonian language of the Chandras, were driven out of  Arakan quite late by the Mogh kings during the forteen century during Sultani period, who entered Chittagong and were for a while lived in Rangunia and finally settled in the north East of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Chakmas practise Theraveda Buddhist but they are different from the Bengali Baruas of Bangladesh.Baruas kept their mother-tongue as Bengali and are Bangladeshi citizens and ulike the Chakmas, some Baruas perhaps are the aboriginals of Bangladesh.(5)..
References:
(1) A Brief Introduction to Barua community of Bangladesh. http://www.booksie.com/all/all/kabyasikhari/a-brief-introduction-to-barua-community-of-bangladesh
(2) Wikipedia "Barua."
(3)Ibid
(4)Habib Siddiqui,Muslim Identity and Demography in the Arakan state of Burma (Myanmar)

(Sunday, October 23, 2011)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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