ARAKAN BEFORE 1000 AD – Towards Rohingya

ARAKAN BEFORE 1000 AD By Aman Ullah The earliest name of Arakan was ‘Kala Mukha’ (Land of the) Black Faces writes Noel Francis Singer in his book ‘Vaishali and the Indianization of Arakan’. It was inhabited by these dark brown-colored Indians who had much in common with the people (today’s Bangladeshis, or more particularly Chittagonians) living on the north-western side of the Naaf River, along the adjoining coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal. The resemblance was not limited to physical features like skin color, shape of head and nose alone, but also in shared culture and beliefs. It had […]

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AÑÁR CÚNAR ARAKAN (My Golden Arakan)

AÑÁR CÚNAR ARAKAN Añár cunár Arakan, Aññí becí ador gorí toré. Cára din tor fiçór uore ar tor asman or nise, Aññí cánti gorí takitfari mone, Añár cúnar Arakan, Aññí becí ador gorí tore. Tor cáigor or hañsar batáce, Añár gaa ré thanda raké, Tor faháçor torutaza gasé, Añár suk ór cúndor goré, Añár cúnar Arakan, Aññí becí ador gorí toré. Cára duniyar uore, Tor moton cántir zaga faiyoum hoçé, Tor doriyar, ar fahár ór cúndor dekí lé, Añár mon nán cánti goré, Añár cúnar Arakan, Aññí becí ador gorí toré. Allar kudurotir cúndor, Zai buzáiyóum haré, Céc foijjonto táki […]

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