Arrival of Sir John Anderson at the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) 1935

Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bengal, India (now Bangladesh). November 1935. Arrival of the then Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal at the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
The Kaptai forest bungalow - the HQ of one of the CHT forest divisions. Magh women smoking cheroot in the village of Chandraghona. Scene of the Chakma Chief, Raja Nalinaksha Roy, at Rangamati. Sir John attending a durbar organised by W.H.J. Christie (the then Deputy Commissioner of CHT). CHT HQ at Rangamati. Journey on the Karnafuli river (Subalong to Rangamati). Sir John’s visit to the C Baptist Mission Hospital run by Dr. Teichmann. Jhum houses built on stilts. Meeting the Bohmong Chief at his HQ in Bandarban. Crossing the Sangu river on elephants. Mro men and women posing. Burmese Pway dancers. Kuki men dancing. The Bohmang’s family seeing the Governor off.
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