Crafts, Culture, Cuisine : Experiences of Life

                                       NeerMahal                                                 Sitting infront of Ujjayanta  Palace          At the Bangladesh Border - a small friendly ceremony like Wagah border takes place between Bangladesh and India  At Unakoti  Tripura, also known as Hill Tipperah - is the land of Devi Tripura Sundari, of pretty palaces, of lakes, jungles and valleys, of mysteries and stories, of cane and bamboos and of many tribes and their heritage and culture. Tripura is an ancient kingdom which has been mentioned in the Mahabharata as Kirat Pradesh and also in the Vedas and Puranas. It was a proper principality and ruled by the Manikya dynasty since 14 th century. It decided to be a part of India after independence in 1949. Interestingly it is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides and all its 8 districts share an international border. In my blog I write about Himachal, but I am making an exception as very few of us know much about north eastern states