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KANCHANBARI
A Village is a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town. Kanchanbari is a village in Kumarghat subdivion, under Unakoti district in the state of Tripura, in India. This progressive village is located 28 km to the south of the district headquarters at Kailasahar and 91 km from the state capital at Agartala. Approximately this village has a population of 6,649 people.

Etemology
The name Kanchanbari was derived from “Kanchanbrabhadebi”, the queen of Tripura. Revenue collected from Kanchanbari was deposited in queen’s treasury. There is a big lake named as “Kanchanmala Dighi”.

History of Kanchanbari
Before 1927AD(1337 Tring) Kanchanbari was a land with wild animals. Some tibales most probably like Kukis etc. used to live in this hemlet. But the land was purchased by Babu Chand Singha. At that time Babuchand Singha purchased the land from two persons. One is Habibulla Choudhury whose land number was 33 and area was 500 drun and another one is Akbar Ali whose land number was 34 and area wass 600 drun. Afterwards he took the resposibility of taluk number 45 from the Sarkar Bahadur. Before that Babu Chand Singha use to live in a small village named Kamarkandi situated near the famous pilgrim of Unakoti.Kamarkandi was the birth place of Chandra Sing Choudhury. Babu Chand Sing's son Chandra Sing Choudhury was born in 1293 Tring.Tring is a calander of Tripura. Which was followed by the Kings of Tripura at that time. Chnadra Singha Choudhury had hearty relation with the then Kings Birbikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. According to one of the documentary evidence, Birbikram Kishor Manikya could not neglect the invitation of Chandra Sing Choudhury, Who Bult a new residence for the King in 1927 A.D.(1339 Tring) and stayed there for one night.In another documentary evidence it is seen that, the then King of Tripura requested Chandra Sing Choudhury the second officer to send his autobiography along with his photo. According to this Chandra Sing Choudhury(Talukdar) was invited to attend at the birthday celebration of the Kumar Kirit Bikram Choudhury in 1940 AD(1350 Tring) at 3 pm. In 1927AD(1337 tiring), the King of Tripura Birbikram Choudhury visited his Kailashahar Division and there he named this pargana as Birchandra Nagar. Dhana Singha Choudhury's father was Chandra Singha. After the death of Babu Chand Singha, Chandra Singh Choudhury became the Landlord(Choudhury) of Birchandranagar Pargana. At that Time Tripura was divided between many Parganas. And Birchandra Nagar Pargana( presently Kanchanbari) was one of this parganas.

Climate
The state as whole and the village in particular has a monsoon type of climate. There is sub-tropical climatic conditions found in the areas. The four main seasons here are- Winter season (December to February) Pre-monsoon season (March to May) Monsoon season (June to September) Post Monsoon season (October to November) The climatic temperature generally ranges in between 10°C and 35°C. The Village enjoys coldest season from December to February followed by summer during the months from March to May. The highest temperature is generally recorded in the month of May and the lowest in January. The South West monsoon reaches the State in the months from June to September. Rainy season generally starts by about the end of May but thundershowers usually occur from about April to the break of the monsoon. The rainy season continues up to September. The maximum rainfall is usually recorded during the month of June – July. The months of October and November constitute the post monsoon season.

Geology
The Dupitilla, Tipam and Surma series of land formation cannot be seen here. The Dupitilla series of Landform can be seen at nearby village Dudhpur, West Kanchanbari,Laljuri etc. But in Kanchanbari we can see only quartenery sediments of Holocene Age. The Lithology of the soil is Alluvium represented by unconsolidated pale to dirty grey silt, silty clay, sandy clay etc,sometimes with decomposed vegetable matters and yellowish brown, coarse river sand, gravels and concretions. The river Manu flows from south to North ward direction. The village is surrounded by river Manu in the eastern side and Laljuri Chherra on the western side.

Transport
Roadways National Highway 8 (NH 8), running from Karimganj in Assam to Sabroom in Tripura, passes through the eastern side of this village. The Kumarghat-Fatikroy -Manu road passes through the heart of the village.

Railways Kumarghat Railway station is the nearest railway station here.

Educational History of Kanchanbari
The Choudhury's were interested to develop the educational system in this pargana from 1939 AD(1339 tring), before the merger of Tripura with India. When the world war two started, a lover of education named Rajbihari Singha came forward to spread education in this area. He was the first teacher of this area. He had monthly Rs 3 as salary. After Rajbihari Singha. The Dhana Singh Choudhury Memorial H S School (previously Kanchanbari School) is a well-known government institution in the Kumarghat Block of North Tripura. The school, which is located in Kanchanbari, was founded in 1954 with a Primary Section. In the early 1960s, it was renovated to a high school to meet the demands of the local and neighbouring community. It has never looked back since its inception, constantly aiming towards extraordinary success. In the year 1981, the school was upgraded to the current higher secondary level. Today, DSCM H S School is an important element in providing quality education to the kids of Kanchanbari and the surrounding area, which includes parts of North Tripura and the Dhalai District of Tripura. The school is situated on a 4.91-acre plot of land and is well-equipped with facilities to support any type of technologically sophisticated instruction. The school has a lovely playground that is being improved in preparation for upcoming games and sports programmes. It consists of two gorgeous double-story buildings with twenty-six big rooms for administrative and instructional purposes.

Fastivals
Some of the famous festivals celebrated here annually are-1) Durga Puja,2)Kali Puja, 3)Ramthakur Utsab, 4)Birth day of Thakur Anukul Chandra, 5)Ras Purnima, 6)Saraswati Puja etc. Durga Puja:- Maa Durga puja is celebrated here by India club,YRC, and Bazar committee Puja. Kali Puja:-Kali Puja is here celebrated here by India club, YRC and Bazar committee. Ramthakur Utasab:-Ramthakur Utsab is celebrated here annually at southern part of the Bazar. Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra:- This is celebrated here every year at Thaku Anukul Chandra Ashram.Presently this is the biggest and most beautiful temple in this village. Ras Purnima:- It is celebrated at the mandap situated behind the school by the Meitei Manipuri community. Saraswati Puja:- This is celebrated by the school DSCHSS, India club and YRC.

Gallery
Satsang Ashram Site

Manu River Bridge

Kanchanmala Dighi

Alumni
1.Jagadish Basak Athlete National Level

Reference
1. Megazine published by school in its Golden jubilee.