Tripura

• Capital: Agartala
• Population: 3.2 million
• Area: 10,491 sq. km
• Language: Bengali, Kokborok
• Best Season: September to March
• Weather: Summers 20° - 36°C. Winters 1° - 27°C

Places to See Around

Bhabatarini Temple Ummaneshwar Temple Purano Rajbari, Rangauti Kailashahar Temple Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary Jampui hill Khowra Lake Bhabatarni Temple Malancha Niwa Ujjayanta Palace Chowda Devta Temple Ashok Ashtami Mela Raima Valley Unakoti Haveli Museum Purano Rajbari Tripura Government Museum Fourteen Goddess Temple Laxmi Narayan Temple

The most prominent fact about Tripura is that it is the second most smallest state of the Indian Nation. Initially, an Union Territory but in the year 1972 the status of Tripura was elevated to a full fledged state.

The very first thing that one notices about Tripura is its natural beauty and its picturesque landscape. The rolling hills, dales, lush green valleys all add an extra dimension to ones understanding about Tripura. Speaking about Tripura as a state, it is divided into three Districts and ten sub divisions, which includes.

• Tripura West with Agartala as its headquarter.
• Tripura North with Kailasahar as its headquarter.
• Tripura South which has Udaipur as its headquarter. 

 

The first mention about Tripura can be found in the Mahabharata and also in the pillar inscription of Asoka. Before Tripura was merged with the Union of India it was a princely state and was ruled by the Manikya dynasty for 3000 years. Udaipur was the capital of Princely Tripura but later under King Krishna Manikya the capital was shifted to old Agartala and it was only in the 19th Century that the present city of Agartala became the capital of the state of Tripura. The most important historical fact about Tripura is its merger with India in 1949, after the Ganamukti Parishad movement.

 

Tripura has its unique tribal cultural and a fascinating folklore. The history of Tripura can be learnt from 'Rajmala' chronicles of kings Tripura and writings of historians. There are references of Tripura even in the Mahabharata and the Puranas. According to 'Rajmala', the rulers were known by the surname 'Fa' meaning 'father'. There is a reference to rulers of Bengal helping Tripura kings in the 14th century. Kings of Tripura had to face frequent Mughal invasions with varying successes. They defeated the sultans of Bengal in several battles. Nineteenth century marked the beginning of the modern era in Tripura when king Maharaja Bir Chandra Kishore Manikya Bahadur modelled his administrative set-up on the British India pattern and brought in various reforms. His successors ruled Tripura till 15 October 1949 when the state merged with the Indian Union. Initially, a part 'C' state, it became a centrally administered territory with the re-organisation of states in 1956. In 1972, Tripura attained the status of a full-fledged state.