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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 and Assam in India, as well as Sylhet and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. It is also spoken in Feni.
Tripura State Tribal Museum is a museum located within the premises of the Tribal Research and Cultural Institute at Agartala, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The museum was conceived with the intention of promoting tribal heritage and culture.
Before Tripura's merger with the Union of India, majority of the population composed of Tripuri people. [30]: 9 Ethnic strife between the indigenous Tripuri tribe and the predominantly immigrant Bengali community led to scattered violence, [35] and an insurgency spanning decades, including occasional massacres such as the 1980 Mandai massacre. [36]
The largest native group was the Tripuri who had a population of 543,848 in 2001 census, [1] representing 16.99% of the state population and 54.7% of the scheduled tribe population. [1] The other group of people in order of decreasing population were Chakma (6.5%), Halam (4.8%), Mog (3.1%), Munda , Kuki tribes and Garo Hajong . [ 1 ]
Tripura Forest Development & Plantation Corporation Limited Rajbari (Bison) National Park is a national park in the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary , in Tripura , India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It covers an area of about 31.63 square kilometres (12.21 sq mi).
Tribal Research and Cultural Institute was established under Tribal Welfare Department in the year 1970 as per the decision of the Government of India. [1] It is dedicated to conduct research on tribal issues and also evaluate the various programmes'/schemes' impact on the tribes residing in Tripura.
There is a reason why the Tripura Raja differentiate Halam from Kuki, Halam people do not have king or chief nor their own god to worship. So, the Raja appointed Sordar to rule Halam people, and an idol for each clan to worship. E.g. Mualţhuam/Molsom sub-tribe are given an idol made from Gooseberry tree, they called Zobawmthang. [2]
It is the prime tourist spot of Unakoti District, in the Kailashahar Subdivision of the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura. [1] [2] In the name of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, Unakoti is called "Angkor Wat of the North-East". Its sculptures are carved on a hill of the Raghunandan hills of Tripura.