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Mohit, Musa Ibrahim, Sadia Sultana, Kazi Samsuzzaman organized an exhibition of
the photographs taken during the expedition presenting their experience, natural
beauty and life (Dhaka, September 2004). Kashef held an exhibition with a difference
after touring nine countries of Europe entitled ‘Places, Spaces’ (2005).
6.9 Inhabitants of the Hills and Indigenous Communities
Many photographers have worked on the different indigenous communities, who
inhabit the hills and are scattered in various regions, and their diverse ways of life,
culture and habits. The unique natural beauty of their habitat has also been expressed
in their works. The young photographer late Selim Hasan dedicated prolonged time
and labor to present an exhibition entitled ‘Upajati: Ban Paharer Parshi’ on the
Chakma, Marma and Mro peoples. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury worked for a long time
on the indigenous communities. Brigadier (Retd.) M. Atiq-Ur-Rahman and M.A.
Taher (1962- ) worked for a prolonged period jointly on the landscape and various
indigenous communities and their ways of life. They have had a photographic book
published on this subject entitled Adibasi Sampraday, Parbatya Chattagram,
Bangladesh (2004). Mahmud has done research based photography on the lifestyle of
the indigenous communities. With the various aspects of the life of the Mro people, fig. 10.42 (top) Mro
and by adding contextual descriptions beside the photographs, very recently an album Girl, photograph Enam
of his has been published entitled Ang Ing Mru Rang, Life and Struggle of the Mro Talukdar,
People in Bangladesh (2007). Enam Talukdar (1971- ) is involved in doing © Enam Talukdar
documentary photography on eleven ethnic communities of the Bandarban district of
the Chittagong Hill Tracts featuring their lifestyle, culture and struggle. fig. 10.43 (bottom)
Many among the indigenous peoples practice photography and have photographed Photograph
their own way of life. In 1999 some young persons from the indigenous communities Mahmud/MAP,
© Mahmud/MAP
formed ‘Chittagong Hill Tracts Photographic Society.’ The Chakma King Barrister
Debashish Ray is an amateur photographer. Besides many others including Omio
Kanti Chakma, Suprio Chakma, Praveen Kheesa, Shimul Chakma, Krishnachanda
Chakma, Ching Shew Frau are now involved in photography. Omio Kanti Chakma has
received training from different countries and has had shows on various issues of the
identity of the hill communities.