Darchawi

Darchawi is a village in Kumarghat Subdivision under Unakoti district of Tripura state in India. Mainly inhabited by the Darlong people of Tripura, it is also the headquarters of Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association. There are around five churches in the village.It has a Bengali medium senior basic school and an English medium school, "Darchawi Christian High School" established in 1974.Emergence of the villagePrior to the establishment of Darchawi, the Darlong people resided in the western side of Deo river (Nelkang tuipui), Ramdingpa's village and Lalvana's village. The establishment of Darchawi village can be attributed to evangelist Zatuaha's prayer of establishing a Christian village for the Darlong people who were driven out of Saidara Khua by their Chief for embracing Christianity. Evangelist Zatuaha and six other Darlongs from Saidara Khua wandered to find a suitable place. They finally halted at this location on 23rd January, 1923, and named it 'Darchawi' (literally meaning 'raise the bells'). Over a period of 90 years, a sea change has taken place as people from different communities such as the Darlong, Tripuri, Garo, Lushai, Bengali, etc. irrespective of caste or creed settled here.