Tripura is a state in northeastern India. The third-smallest state in the country,it covers 10,491 km2 (4,051 sq mi);and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 3.67 million. It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east and by Bangladesh to the north,south and west. Tripura is divided into 8 districts and 23 sub-divisions,where Agartala is the capital and the largest city in the state. Tripura has 19 different tribal communities with a majority Bengali population. Bengali,English and Kokborok are the state's official languages.
Agartala is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Tripura,situated on the banks of Haora/Saidra River,about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the border with Bangladesh and about 2,499 km (1,552 mi) from the national capital,New Delhi. According to 2022 AMC data,Agartala is the second most populous city after Guwahati in Northeast India. It is India's third international internet gateway and being developed under the Smart Cities Mission.
The National Liberation Front of Tripura was a banned Christian Tripuri nationalist militant organisation based in Tripura,India. It had an estimated 550 to 850 members.
Kokborok(or Tripuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from kok meaning "verbal" or "language" and borok meaning "people" or "human",It is one of the ancient languages of Northeast India.
The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Tripura,India. It has its head office in Agartala,the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). It is also a member church in the North East India Christian Council (NEICC),a regional church body of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI).
The Tripuri are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group of Bangladesh and Northeast Indian state of Tripura. They are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for over 600 years starting from 1400 A.D. until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949. The Tipra Dynasty was established in 590 AD.
Kokborok (Tiprakok/Tripuri) is the native language of Tripuri people in present Tripura state in Northeast of India. During the 20th century many of Royal family and its officials contributes to develop the Kokborok language in many ways.
Drama was brought into the Kokborok-speaking population by the Yatra (Jatra) performers of Bengal. The rulers of Independent Tripura were the first to present and perform drama in Tripura. Though in the beginning the presentations of yatras (jatras) were limited to the Royal Compound,in course of time it came out of the royal compound and mass people also began to enjoy it and join it.
Debbarma is the main clan of Tripuri community,predominantly in state of Tripura,India and Bangladesh who speak Kokborok,a Tibeto-Burman language.
Tripuri Kshatriya is a Vaishnav caste group which encompasses almost all the members of the Tripuri,Reang,Jamatia and Noatia ethnic groups,most of whom live in the Indian state of Tripura. The Tripuri Royal Family belonged to the Tripuri ethnic group,from the Debbarma clan. Originally the term "Tripur Kshatriya" was used to denote the Tripuri ethnic group only,but in due time,the Maharajah included the remaining three ethnic groups as well,in an attempt to foster a sense of kinship among his people. With the influx of the Bengali immigrants from neighboring places,the Tripuris lost their majority in their own kingdom and the Maharajah's power was taken away by the Indian government. Formerly,the community was organized under the Tripura Kshatriya Samaj,which was headed by the Maharajah of Tripura himself.
The Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) is a regional political party in Tripura,India. It is a member of the National Democratic Alliance and North-East Democratic Alliance. The party was merged into the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) in 2001,However diverged out in 2009. The party is allied with BJP in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election and won eight seats out of eight contested seats. The party got 7.5% of the total votes polled. The BJP got 36 seats and with a total of 44 seats the BJP-IPFT coalition have two-thirds majority at the Legislative Assembly.
Sudip Roy Barman is an Indian politician from Tripura. He served as the MLA of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Agartala constituency which he held since 1998 by winning four elections consecutively on INC ticket by handsome margins. In 2018,he contested from Agartala constituency and won on BJP ticket. On 7 February 2022,he quit BJP and resigned from his MLA post. On 8 February he joined the Indian National Congress in Delhi. Again on 23 June 2022,he contested from Agartala constituency and won on INC ticket defeating his nearest rival of BJP by more than 3500 votes.
Kokborok Day is a festival celebrated in the Indian state of Tripura to celebrate the development of the Kokborok language. It is observed on 19 January every year. The Kokborok language is an official language in Tripura. This day is chosen to commemorate its initial recognition as an official language in 1979. The activities include cultural programmes and literary activities.
The 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 February for 59 of the state's 60 constituencies. The counting of votes took place on 3 March 2018. With 43.59% of the vote,the BJP secured a majority of seats (36) and subsequently formed the government with Biplab Kumar Deb as Chief Minister. The former governing Left Front alliance while receiving 44.35% of the vote secured only 16 seats.
Biplab Kumar Deb is an Indian politician serving as Member of parliament from Tripura west. He served as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Tripura from 2022 to 2024. He also served as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura from 2018 to 2022. He was the member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly from Banamalipur constituency from 2018 to 2022. He was also the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party,Tripura unit from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mevar Kumar Jamatia,is a Tiprasa Indian Politician from Tripura. He is the former Minister of Tribal Welfare,Industries and Commerce,and Forest in Biplab Kumar Deb ministry. He became the MLA from Asharambari Constituency by defeating CPI(M) candidate Aghore Debbarma by a margin of 6,987 votes.
Sudhanwa Debbarma was an Indian Kokborok writer,Political leader and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the former Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was the veteran leader of Ganamukti Parishad. He was a member of Tripura Legislative Assembly from Takarjala (1977-1988).
Brishaketu Debbarma is a politician from Tripura,India. He was a member of 12th Tripura Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 2018,representing the Simna constituency) as a member of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura. He resigned from the Legislative Assembly on 29 June 2021 and joined The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) on 9 July 2021.
Nanda Kumar Deb Barma is a Tipra playwright,poet,and lyricist from Tripura. He is known for literature in Kokborok language and Kokborok Drama. Nanda Kumar Deb Barma is author of novels such as Rung (2001),and compilations of works such as Thungnuk Bwchap (2015). He has been one of the active advocates for Kokborok development of literature and education and is the president of Kokborok Sahitya Sabha.
