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The Tripuri (also known as Tripura, Tipra, Tiprasa, Twipra) are an
ethnic group An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
originating in the Indian state of
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
. They are the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in
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India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the
Manikya dynasty The Manikya dynasty was the ruling house of the Twipra Kingdom and later the princely Tripura State, what is now the Indian state of Tripura. Ruling since the early 15th century, the dynasty at its height controlled a large swathe of the north- ...
ruled the
Kingdom of Tripura The Twipra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Tripura, Anglicized: Tippera) was one of the largest historical kingdoms of the Tripuri people in Northeast India. Geography The present political areas which were part of the Twipra Kingdom are: * Barak Valley ( ...
for many years until the kingdom joined the
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on 15 October 1949.


History

Tripuris are the native people of
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
having its own unique and distinct rich culture, tradition, and history. They were able to expand their influence as far south as
Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
, as far west as Comilla and
Noakhali Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officia ...
(known during the British period as 'plains Tipperah')and as far north as Sylhet Division (all in present
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). Chittagong Hill Tracts was the part of Tipperah Kingdom till British took control of the Indian subcontinent. In the year 1512, the Tipperas were at the height of their supremacy when they defeated the Mughals. The ruling dynasty passed through several periods of history and ruled Tripura for several centuries until the 18th century, after which Plain Tippera became a colony of Britain and Hill Tippera remained an Independent
Princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
. On 14 October 1949, Hill Tippera was merged into the newly independent India as Tripura State.


Language

The Tripuri people speak Kokborok (also known as Tripuri), a Tibeto-Burman language. Tripuri is the official language of Tripura, India. There are estimated to be more than one million speakers of the dialects of Tripuri in Tripura, and additional speakers in
Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...
and
Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
in India, as well as
Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
and the
Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
Hill Tracts in
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. It is also spoken in Feni. There are three main dialects of Tripuri, though the central dialect of the royal family, Debbarma (Puratan Tripur), is a prestige dialect understood by everyone. It is the standard for teaching and literature. It is taught as the medium of instruction up to class fifth and as subject up to graduate level. Historically, Tripuri was written in native Tripuri script known as Koloma, the earliest known writing in Tripuri dates from the 1st century AD, and was written in Koloma. The script was replaced by an alphabet based on the Eastern Nagari script. Currently the revival of ancient Koloma script is in process. Some of the most notable Tripuri historical literary works, written by court scholars, include: * The "Rajratnakar", The royal Chronicle of Tripuri kings * The
Rajmala ''Rajmala'' is a chronicle of the Kings of Tripura, written in Bengali verse in the 15th century under Dharma Manikya I. Overview The ''Rajmala'' chronicles the history of the Manikya kings of Tripura. While it serves as an invaluable sou ...
, Chronicle of Tripuri Kings of Tripura


Religion

In the 2011 census, 93.6% of the Tripuri people followed an admixture of
Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
and
folk religions In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized rel ...
and 6.4% were
Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
(mostly,
Baptists Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...
). Tripuri Hinduism is a syncretic religion, melding traditional folk religion with Hindu elements, commonly found in
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. A minority of the
Uchoi Uchoi is one of Tripuri clan lives in Tripura state of India and Bangladesh. They are mainly dwelling in the Gomati and the South Tripura districts of Tripura state of India.In Bangladesh, they live in Bandarban Hill District along with other tr ...
clan of the Tripuri are Buddhist. Some Tripuris, chiefly in Bangladesh but also in India, have adopted Islam as their religion and have been subjected to violence by some Tripuri Christians. On 18 June 2021, a Tripuri
imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
and farmer called Omar Faruq Tripura (formerly known as Bennichand Tripura) of Tulajhiri Aga Tripurapara was shot whilst heading home from
Isha prayer The Isha prayer ( ar, صلاة العشاء ', "night prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Isha prayer is technically the second prayer of the day. If counted from midnight, it is t ...
s at a makeshift mosque. Five of the 38 families in this ''tripurapara'' are Muslim; the rest are Christian.


Kinship

During Manikya monarchy Tripuri community consists of mainly five clans, together known as "Pancha Tripuri". The five Tripuri clans are: Puratan Tripuri, Deshiya Tripuri, Jamatia, Reang and Noatia. But later the five clans split into nine. The main Tripuri clans are: *
Debbarma Debbarma is the main clan of Tripuri community, predominantly in state of Tripura, India and Bangladesh who speak Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language.They belong to the Kshatriya Varna. Variations The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma'', ...
(''Puratan Tripuri - Royal clan'') * Tripura *
Jamatia The 'Jamatias' are the one of the main Tripuri clans of Tripura and the only such clan with its own Customary law in practice, which is called Jamatia Raida. See also * Tripuri people * Kokborok * Jamatia Hoda * List of Scheduled Tribes in In ...
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Reang Reang is a Tripuri clan of the Indian state of Mizoram and Tripura. The Reangs can be found all over the Tripura state in India. However, they may also be found in Assam and Mizoram. They speak the Kaubru language which is similar with Kokborok L ...
or Bru *
Noatia Noatia are one of the Tripuri clan of Tripura state of India. The clan mainly lives in the North Tripura districts of the Tripura state of India. They speak the Noatia dialect of Kokborok which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin. The Noatia are one of ...
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Koloi Koloi (also known as Kalai or Koloy) is one of Tripuri clan in Tripura state of India. They are mainly dwelling in the West Tripura districts. They speak the language Kokborok (Tripuri) which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin. Notable People ...
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Murasing Murasing is one of the Tripuri clan of Tripura, a state in India. The Murasing mainly dwell in the South Tripura district of Tripura. They speak Kokborok, a language of Tibeto-Burmese origin. Customary laws of the Murasing community Every vill ...
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Rupini Komal Mahuvakar, better known by her stage name Rupini, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu language films during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She started as a child artist in the Hindi film ...
* Uchoi/Usoi


Society

The Tripuri people consist of clans, each with its own elementary social and administrative organisation starting from the village level and up to the chieftainship of the whole community. These indigenous communities enjoy their traditional freedom based on the concept of self-determination. The relation between the king and the subject communities was as
Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
(king) of Tripura-Missip or liaison officer Roy or headman of the community –
Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar/Sirdar ( fa, سردار, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other aristocrats. It has also been u ...
the chief of the village – the individual. Earlier, only the
Debbarma Debbarma is the main clan of Tripuri community, predominantly in state of Tripura, India and Bangladesh who speak Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language.They belong to the Kshatriya Varna. Variations The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma'', ...
or Tipra ethnic group was included in the
Tripuri Kshatriya Tripuri Kshatriya is a Vaishnav caste group which encompasses almost all the members of the Tripuri people, Tripuri, Reang, Jamatia and Noatia ethnic groups, most of whom live in the Indian state of Tripura. The Manikya Dynasty, Tripuri Royal Fami ...
group. Later, the Raja included other groups like
Reang Reang is a Tripuri clan of the Indian state of Mizoram and Tripura. The Reangs can be found all over the Tripura state in India. However, they may also be found in Assam and Mizoram. They speak the Kaubru language which is similar with Kokborok L ...
,
Jamatia The 'Jamatias' are the one of the main Tripuri clans of Tripura and the only such clan with its own Customary law in practice, which is called Jamatia Raida. See also * Tripuri people * Kokborok * Jamatia Hoda * List of Scheduled Tribes in In ...
and
Noatia Noatia are one of the Tripuri clan of Tripura state of India. The clan mainly lives in the North Tripura districts of the Tripura state of India. They speak the Noatia dialect of Kokborok which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin. The Noatia are one of ...
as well, in an attempt to foster a sense of kindness among the people under his region. The Tripuri people have a rich historical, social, and cultural heritage which is totally distinct from that of the mainland Indians. Their distinctive culture – as reflected in their dance, music, festivals, management of community affairs, dress and food habits – has a strong base.
Kokborok Kokborok (also known as Tripuri or Tiprakok) is the main native language of the Tripuri people of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from ''kok'' meaning "verbal" and ''borok'' meaning "people" or ...
, the lingua franca of the 12 largest linguistic groups of the indigenous Tripuris and other dialects spoken in Tripura are of the Tibeto-Burman group and distinct from those spoken in India. There is no influence from those spoken by other peoples in the north-eastern region.


Calendar

The Tripuris follow a traditional luni-solar calendar ''Tripurabda'', which has 12 months and a 7-day week, like the Gregorian calendar. The Tripura Era's New Year is on the 1st of Vaishakh which corresponds to 14 or 15 of April of Common_Era, depending on whether that year is a Leap year or not. The months are named in pan Indian months, time since its inception 1419 years back by Tripuri king Hamtor pha alias Himti pha alias Jujharu pha in 512 Saka Era.


Tripuri games and sports

Like many parts of the world the Tripuri has traditional sports. It is common in almost all the clans of Tripuri. They are called ''thwngmung'' in Tripuri.


Notable people


Bangladeshi

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Sushanto Tripura Sushanto Tripura ( bn, সুশান্ত ত্রিপুরা; born 5 October 1998) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and the Bangladesh natio ...
, defender for the
Bangladesh national football team The Bangladesh national football team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) is the national recognised football team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). It is a membe ...
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Shobha Rani Tripura Shobha Rani Tripura is a Bangladeshi Writer and teacher. She Belongs to Tripura Race. She received Begum Rokeya Padak in 2017 from the Government of Bangladesh. Biography Shobha Rani Tripura was born on 2 February 1959 in Rangamati. She lived in ...
, Ekushey Padak recipient *
Jotindra Lal Tripura Jotindra Lal Tripura ( bn, যতীন্দ্র লাল ত্রিপুরা; born 28 July 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician, belonging to the Awami League. Tripura is the Khagrachhari District Khagrachari ( bn, খাগড় ...
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Kujendra Lal Tripura Kujendra Lal Tripura () (born 4 November 1963) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Khagrachhari District Khagrachari ( bn, খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in the Chittagong Divisi ...
Politician , MP (Member of Parliament 299 Constituency)Khagrachari Hill District. *
Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura is one of the prominent government official who holds different position during his government service holder. He was the Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board. He served as Secretary of Ministry of Chitt ...
* Birendra Kishore Roaza * Mathura Bikash Tripura. Writer, Activist, Social Worker. Int. Mother Language Award Winner


Indian

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Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur (19 August 1908 – 17 May 1947) was a List of Tripuri Kings, king (or M''aharaja'') of Tripura (princely state), Tripura State. He was succeeded by his son, Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore De ...
– 1908–1947, one of the last
Kings of Tripura The Manikya dynasty was the ruling house of the Twipra Kingdom and later the princely Tripura State, what is now the Indian state of Tripura. Ruling since the early 15th century, the dynasty at its height controlled a large swathe of the north-e ...
. * Sachin Dev Burman – Bollywood composer and singer. *
Rahul Dev Burman Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is considered one of the most influential composers of India. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films. Burman did major work w ...
– Bollywood composer and singer. *
Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Maharaja Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya Deb Barma Bahadur (13 December 1933 – 28 November 2006) was the 185th and last King of Tripura, a princely state in northeastern India. His formal coronation was held in 1941, but he never gained the power ...
* Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Titular King and Current Head of Tripura Royal Family *
Bibhu Kumari Devi Bibhu Kumari Devi (born 28 June 1944) is the current head of the Royal Family of Tripura, Indian National Congress politician and former member of the 10th Lok Sabha. Early life Daughter to Raja Lav Shah, Bibhu Kumari was born on 28 June 1944 i ...
– Rajmata of Tripura *
Kanchan Prava Devi Maharani Kanchan Prava Devi was a Queen of Tripura as the wife of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma, King of Tripura State. After her husband's death in 1947, she was regent of Tripura until it was merged with India in 1949. Life She was the daught ...
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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 ...
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Birendra Kishore Manikya Birendra Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Tripura on 25 November 1909, at the age of 26. Administrative reforms Birendra Kishore's contribution to the state lay in his administrative reforms, welfare activ ...
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Maha Manikya Maha Manikya (died 1431), also known as Chhengthung Fa, was the Maharaja of Twipra Kingdom, Tripura from about 1400 to 1431. Contrary to narratives provided by early histories, evidence indicates that Maha Manikya was the founder of the kingdom, ...
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Dharma Manikya I Dharma Manikya I, also known as Dangar Fa, was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1431 to 1462. His reign was notable for its territorial expansions as well as for his religious and cultural contributions. Ascension The eldest of the five sons of his ...
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Ratna Manikya I Ratna Manikya I (d. 1487), also known as Ratna Fa, was the Maharaja of Tripura from 1462 to the late 1480s. Though he had gained the throne by overthrowing his predecessor, Ratna's reign was notable for the peace and prosperity it had entailed in ...
* Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman– Indian sitarist and Dhrupad singer *
Pratap Manikya Pratap Manikya (d. 1487) was a Maharaja of Tripura during the late 15th century. Reign Though Pratap Manikya is stated in the ''Rajmala'' to be a son of Dharma Manikya I, later scholarship proved this to be chronologically improbable. It is inst ...
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Sourabhee Debbarma Sourabhee Debbarma (born 1985) is an Indian singer who was a contestant on the ''Indian Idol 4'', where she became the first female winner.
– First female Indian idol winner, TV performer and singer. * Riya Sen Dev Varma – Bollywood actress. * Raima Sen Dev Varma – Bollywood actress. * Somdev Devvarman – Indian tennis player. *
Narendra Chandra Debbarma Narendra Chandra Debbarma (28 August 1942 – 1 January 2023) was an Indian politician who was the president of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura and director of All India Radio, Agartala. He was from Tripura. Debbarma allied his party ...
* Jishnu Dev Varma Politician,Deputy CM of Tripura. *
Dasarath Deb Dasarth Debbarma (2 February 1916 – 14 October 1998) was an Indian Communist politician in the Indian state of Tripura. He was chief minister of Tripura from 1993 to 1998. He was a leader of the Ganamukti Parishad (Tripura State Indigenous Pe ...
* Aghore Debbarma * Jitendra Chaudhury *
Rebati Tripura Rebati Tripura is an Indian politician from Tripura and has been elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 from Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency) as a National Democratic Alliance candidate. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. Professional life R ...
Politician. *
Sudhanwa Debbarma Sudhanwa Debbarma (also spelt Sudhanya Debbarma) (26 February 1918 – 1999) 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 wa ...
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Bidya Debbarma Bidya Chandra Debbarma (11 April 1916, Behalabari – 18 June 2010, Agartala) was a communist politician from the Indian state of Tripura. A prominent leader of the communist movement in Tripura, Debbarma spent a total of nine years in jail and ...
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Ranjit Debbarma Ranjit Debbarma is the current commander general of the All Tripura Tiger Force. He is wanted by Interpol for criminal conspiracy and weapons trafficking. Upon the surrender of Mantu Koloi, second in command of one of the National Liberation Fr ...
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Nagendra Jamatia Nagendra Jamatia ( 22 May 1948– 21 January 2019) was an Tiprasa Indian politician from Tripura. A member of the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra, Jamatia served as a cabinet minister of Tripura Government from 1988 to 1993. He was a five ...
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Benichandra Jamatia Benichandra Jamatia (1930 – 14 December 2020) was a Tripuri Indian folk writer and litterateur, known for his contribution to the fields of literature, songs and education in Tripura. He is credited with introducing the ''baul'' singing tradit ...
– Padma Shri Indian folk writer and litterateur * Mevar Kumar Jamatia Former Minister of Tribal Welfare and Forest, Tripura. *
Satyaram Reang Satyaram Reang (1943 – 2 October 2023) was an Indian folk performer and folk artist from Tripura. He was noted for his significant contribution to Hojagiri Dance. In January 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma ...
– Padma Shri Indian folk performer and folk artist *
Harinath Debbarma Harinath Debbarma (born 30 June 1933) is a Tipra-Indian politician, activist and statesman from Tripura. Harinath Debbarma founded the Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS) in 1967 along with Shyama Charan Tripura. Later he founded the Indigenous P ...
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Tanushree Deb Barma Tanushree Debbarma is the first woman Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Tripura, India. She was the first woman from Tripura to pass the IAS exam. She secured fourth place in the civil service examination in the ST category in 2006. ...
, The First Woman
IAS IAS may refer to: Science * Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States * Image Analysis & Stereology, the official journal of the International Society for Stereology & Image Analysis. * Iowa Archeological Society, Uni ...
Officer of Tripura. *
Nanda Kumar Deb Barma Nanda Kumar Deb Barma is a Tipra playwright, poet and lyricist from Tripura. He is known for his works of literature in Kokborok language and Kokborok Drama. Nanda Kumar Deb Barma is author of novels such as Rung (2001), and compilations of wor ...
* Manoranjan Debbarma Politician. *
Rashiram Debbarma Rashiram Debbarma was an Indian politician. He was elected as MLA of Mandaibazar Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Tripura Legislative Assembly in 1977, 1983, 1988 and 1993. He died on 5 August 2019. Rashiram Debbarma contested against Kashirode D ...
* Aghore Debbarma * Padma Kumar Debbarma * Jashabir Tripura * Ramendra Narayan Debbarma *
Radhacharan Debbarma Radha Charan Debbarma (born 10 January 1963) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council from May 2015 to May 2020. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) an ...
* Purna Chandra Jamatia *
Naresh Jamatia Naresh Chandra Jamatia (born 16 November 1959) is an Indian politician from Tripura. He previously served in the Fourth Manik Sarkar ministry as Minister of Forest, Rural Development and Election. He is a former Member of the Legislative Assembl ...
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Brishaketu Debbarma 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. ...
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Pranab Debbarma Pranab Debbarma (born 21 December 1962) is an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is the former member of Tripura Legislative Assembly since 1993 to 2018 from Simna (Tripura Vidhan Sabha constituency). In 2 ...
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Harinath Debbarma Harinath Debbarma (born 30 June 1933) is a Tipra-Indian politician, activist and statesman from Tripura. Harinath Debbarma founded the Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti (TUJS) in 1967 along with Shyama Charan Tripura. Later he founded the Indigenous P ...
* Ramendra Narayan Debbarma *
Jagadish Debbarma Jagadish Debbarma is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Career Debbarma ran for MDC in the 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council election, 2021 TTAADC e ...


See also

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Tipraland Tipraland is the name of a proposed state in India for the indigenous Tripuri people in the tribal areas of the Tripura state. They demand the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council and some surrounding areas to be made into a separate ...
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Tripuri culture The Tripuri culture of North-East India has many distinctive features. Rules The rules followed by the Tripuris are: # Lineage # Property ownership # Right to property in early era # Right to property in the present day # Marriage system as ...
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Kokborok literature Kokborok (Tiprakok/Tripuri) is the native language of Tripuri people, Tripuri people in present Tripura state in North East of India. During the 20th century many of Royal family and its officials contributes to develop the Kokborok language in m ...
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Tripuri nationalism Tripuri Nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Tripuri people. The conflict is in essence ethnic and the Tripuri community, indigenous to the region formed the clear majority of population in the princely state of Tippe ...
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Manikya Dynasty The Manikya dynasty was the ruling house of the Twipra Kingdom and later the princely Tripura State, what is now the Indian state of Tripura. Ruling since the early 15th century, the dynasty at its height controlled a large swathe of the north- ...
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Tripuri calendar The Tripuri calendar is the traditional luni-solar calendar used by the Tripuri people, especially in the context of Tripuri irredentism. Its era, the "Twipra Era", "Tripura Era" or ''Tripurabda'' is set at 15 April AD 590. The Tripura Era's New ...
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Tripura rebellion The insurgency in Tripura was an armed conflict which took place in the state of Tripura between India and several separatist rebel organisations. It was a part of the wider insurgency in Northeast India and was fueled by Tripuris. Backgroun ...
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Buisu Buisu is the new year festival of Tripuri people in Indian state of Tripura. The word ''buisu'' has been derived from the Tripuri language Kokborok root word ''bisi'' which means a year. Buisu is one of the ancient Tripuri festival celebrated ...
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Ujjayanta Palace The Ujjayanta Palace(''Nuyungma'' in Tripuri language) is a museum and the former palace of the Kingdom of Tripura situated in Agartala, which is now the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. The palace was constructed between 1899 and 190 ...
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Neer Mahal Neermahal (''Twijilikma Nuyung''; lit. "Water Palace") is a former royal palace built by Maharaja of Tripura Kingdom '' Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya bahadur'' of the erstwhile Kingdom of Tripura, India in the middle of the lake Twijilikma (Now k ...


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