Kirit Pradyot Manikya Deb Barman Bahadur is the current head of the Tripuri Royal Family and is the Titular King. He was born in New Delhi and now resides in Agartala, Tripura. He also served as the editor of TNT-The Northeast Today. He is the current chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance also known as TIPRA. He is known as "Bubagra'' among his people and is one of the active voices for the rights of Indigenous Tipra People of Tripura.
Early Life
On July 4, 1978, King Pradyot Manikya Bahadur was born at New Delhi. He is the first son of Tripura 185th King (Maharaj) Kirit Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma Bahadur and Queen (Maharani) Bhibu Kumari Devi.
He grew up in Shillong during his childhood. His higher education was from Shillong also.
Positions
- Chairman of The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA)
- Chairman of the Club Heritage - Tripura Castle Hotel
- Current Head of The Tripura Royal Family
- Former Member of the All India Congress Committee
- Advisor to the Northeast Students Committee, Delhi
- Advisor to the Northeast Regional Development Association (NERDA)
- Chairman of the Royal Tripura Foundation.
- Former Member of the Governing council of Tripura Central University
- Former General Secretary Tripura Pradesh Congress.
- Former President of Tripura Pradesh Congress
