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Krishnanagar, Agartala
Krishna Nagar is one of the most densely populated parts of the Agartala city and located almost in the middle of Agartala. Royal Ujjayanta Palace which is now visitors point formerly Tripura Legislative Assembly is situated west part of Krishna Nagar. The most visited temples of Agartala like Mehar Kalibari, Jagannnatha temple, Laxminarayana temple, Durgabari temple, Alekhbaba temple and Satsangha Bihar are situated very near and within this locality. Most of the renowned persons of the State of Tripura live here. Once Rabindranath Tagore also stayed in Krishna Nagar at the House of Colonel Mahim Thakur. Some of the famous schools of Agartala like Umakanta Academy, Bijoy Kumar Girls School, Shishu Bihar English Medium School, Pragati Vidyabhawan, Dasarath Deb Memorial Hall, Muktodhara Auditorium, Tripura Road Transport Corporation Terminus are situated in this area. Even the DM's Office of West Tripura District, Tripura Public Service Commission, Directorate of Agriculture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on the banks of the Haora River, near the Bangladesh–India border, Bangladesh border, about east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and about 2,499 km (1,522 mi) from the national capital New Delhi. Agartala is being developed under the Smart Cities Mission, a flagship scheme of the Government of India. Agartala is India's third international internet gateway after the ones in Mumbai and Chennai. Etymology Agartala is a derivative of two words, namely ''Agarwood, agar'', a valuable perfume and incense tree of genus Aquilaria, and the suffix ''tala'', meaning ''underneath,'' a reference to the density of agarwood trees in the region. The agar tree is historically referred to in the story of the King Raghu who tied up his elephant's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umakanta Academy
Umakanta Academy (Bengali: উমাকান্ত একাডেমি) is an educational institute located in Agartala, India. Established in 1862, it is the oldest school in Tripura. It is affiliated to TBSE. History The Agartala HE school was founded by Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya in 1890 and developed by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya of the Manikya Dynasty reigned as the king of Tripura State from 1897 to 1909. He has been described as one of the architects of modern Tripura. Administration Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya brought about the sep ... when he acceded to the throne in 1896. It was renamed as Umakanta Academy in 1904 in honour of chief Minister of the Tripura Kingdom Umakanta Das. It has two playgrounds, one swimming pool, a hostel and a football stadium with floodlights and galleries. Notable alumni * Sudhanwa Debbarma (1918 – 1999), Kokborok writer, political leader and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
