Hemanta Debbarma

Hemanta Debbarma was an Indian activist and communist politician. He was one of the founder of Tripura Janasiksha Samiti movement in Tripura.

Political career
Debbarma, along with fellow activists, spearheaded a revolutionary movement against the King of Tripura in 1945, aiming to promote education among the Tiprasa population. In pursuit of this goal, they founded the Tripura Janasiksha Samiti. He was the founding General Secretary of the organization. The king issued arrest warrants against the leaders of the Janashiksha Samity and he got arrested and severely beaten up inside the jail. Thousands of tribal people gathered in the capital town of Agartala, compelling the king to release Hemanta Debbarma from jail. On August 15, 1948, Hemanta, Dasarath Deb, Sudhanwa Debbarma, Bidya Debbarma and other leaders collectively established Ganamukti Parishad, the formation of this organization was in response to the reported mistreatment by bureaucrats and police in Tripura (princely state). In the early fifties, Hemanata and his fellow activist Dasarath Deb concluded that the Communists were the steadfast supporters of their movement from its inception. Following extensive discussions, Dasarath Deb sent Hemanta Debbarma to Agartala with the task of establishing contact with the leaders of the Communist Party. In a meeting of Mukti Parishad Dasarath Deb invited Communist Leader Pranesh Biswas, during the meeting, Pranesh Biswas explained about the aims and ideology of the Communist Party and urged the leaders of the Mukti Parishad to join Communist Party. Hemanta himself and his fellow activist were joined Communist Party in 1950.

Tripura Janasiksha Samiti
On December 27, 1945, AD (11th Pousa of 1352 BE), the Tripura Janasiksha Samiti was established in his house at Durgachoudhury Para under the Sadar division, now Jirania sub-division.