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Tourism in Tripura

The tiny pricely state of tripura is ideally located at the hilltop of northeastern India, pregnant with its rich heritage and ethnicity.Surrounded by bangladesh on three sides, the lush green mountains and valleys of Tripura has attracted many different peoples over the centuries. It is the place where history still whispers the long drawn past of the "Manikya Dynasty". Guarded by
the pea green brilliance of nature, Tripura shares her domestic borders with Mizoram , Assam and Bangladesh. The pulsating beat of the tribal dance wounding the silence of the night, the majestic peaks, the secret haunts of river offers Tripura an unmatched enigma which has attracted tourists since time immemorial. Tripura, the emerald quaint hilly land laced with ancient folklores and myths have also curved out a niche for its delicate handicraft items. Tripura covers an area of 10,486 sq km and its capital is Agartala.

There are many theories regarding the origin of name of Tripura. It is said that the word `Tripura` is attributed with the name of the legendary despot king of Tripura, Tripur. He was the 39th descendent of one of the lunar race kings, Druhya. Another theory says that the word Tripura originated from the name of the presiding deity of the land, Tripura Sundari. According to another school of thought, the name Tripura was attributed to the State in honor of the Temple at Udaipur, where the major deity is Tripereshwari, Lord Shiva`s wife. According to one of the major historians, Kailash Singha , the word Tripura is derived from 2 words `twi` and `pra`. Twi means water and pra means near. Therefore the word means ` near water`.

History of Tripura

Tripura is mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Puranas. The name is even found on the pillar inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka. Tripura was a princely state before its merger with the Indian Union. The Tripuri Kings ruled over for 3000 years. The capital of Tripura was Udaipur. Later it was shifted to Old Agartala by King Krishna Manikya in the 18th Century, and then to the present Agartala in the 19th Century. The 19th century marked the beginning of Tripura`s modern era, when King Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur Debbarma modeled his administration on the pattern of British India and put forward various reforms. The Ganamukti Parishad movement led to the
integration of the kingdom with India. Tripura was affected by the partition of India and the majority of the population now comprises of the Hindu Bengalis, many of whom came as refugees from East Pakistan after independence in 1947. Tripura became a centrally administered Union Territory on July 1, 1963 and attained the status of a full-fledged state on January 21, 1972.

Armed riots in Tripura has been a problem since the end of the 1970s as an aftermath of 1971 Indo-Pak war. Mass migration of Bengalis from Bangladesh during this time has resulted in wide-spread insurgency with militant groups like the Tripura National Volunteers, the National Liberation Front of Tripura and the All Tripura Tiger Force.

Geography of Tripura
Tripura is a hilly state surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, west and east. Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital of Tripura is Agartala. The state extends between 22°56`N and 24°32`N and 90°09`E and 92°10`E. It has an area of 10,492 km². Tripura is the third smallest state of the country. Its altitudes varies from 50 to 3080 ft above sea level. The climate of Tripura is tropical climate and the place receives rainfall during the monsoons. The state possesses an extremely rich bio-diversity.

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