The former princely state of Tripura (Hill Tipperah) finds mention in Ancient Indian texts such as the Mahabharat and the Ain-I-Akbari and a Pillar erected by King Samudragupta, now in Allahabad. The history of  this proud kingdom  is recorded in the Rajmala, the state chronicle 11,\ Br;a,hmin purohits. Ruled  once by a series of 183 kings, the Kingdom reached Its zenith in 1490 under Dhanya Manikya. In time Hill ,Tipperah was to come in conflict with the Mughal governors of Bengal during the decline of that great empire. Much of what had  been the outer reaches of Tripura, were lost to the Briitish when they took over Bengal. The kingdom of Tripura was eventually absorbed into the Indian Union in 1947.Tripura has been greatly influenced by Bengal (parts of which were once an integral part of the kingdom) culturally and spiritually; Bengali was the Court language. So don't be too surprised if driving along the roads you will (heated to Kali, the important deity of Bengal.

The cultural and religious learning of about twenty different tribal communities in addition to all this makes Tripura a wonderful amalgam  of cross Cultural  diversity. Though each ethnic community enjoys its own individual  strengths, this melting point is often referred to as a laboratory  of exotic cultural  synthesis. This tiny state is now emerging slowly into Indians tourism arena.