Who are the Chakmas?
I want to know them,
If you know, please let me know
What their location, who they are,
How their faith and custom,
Sect and language?
Are they the indigenous people,
The tribesmen,
Are they the natives of Chittagong hills,
The Thervada Buddhists,
The Chakmas,
The Chakma people?
Taking me far to China, Tibet, Bhutan,
Sikkim, Myanmar,
Their manner, gesture, behaviour,
So indigenous, so local,
So tribal and hilly,
The Chakmas,
The Chakmas of the Chittagong hills.
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