Tripura is the third-smallest state in India, bordered by the states of
Assam and Mizoram and by Bangladesh. The Kokborok-speaking Tripuri
people (children pictured) are the major group among 19 tribes and many
subtribes; Bengali people form the ethno-linguistic majority. Before
becoming part of the newly independent India in 1949, the area was ruled
for several centuries by the Tripuri dynasty. Ethnic strife between the
indigenous people and Bengalis has been eased by the establishment of an
autonomous tribal administrative agency and other strategies. Five
mountain ranges run north to south; Agartala, the capital, is located on
a plain to the west. Forests cover more than half of the area, in which
bamboo and cane tracts are common. Tripura, which has a tropical savanna
climate, has the highest number of primate species found in any Indian
state. Economic progress is hindered by its geographical isolation –
only one major highway connects it with the rest of India. Most
residents are involved in agriculture and allied activities. Mainstream
Indian cultural elements, especially from Bengali culture, coexist with
traditional practices of the ethnic groups.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1403:
King Henry III of Castile sent an embassy to the court of Timur
(Tamerlane) to discuss the possibility of an alliance between Timur and
Castile against the Ottoman Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_relations_with_Europe>
1863:
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Protestant denomination
distinguished by its emphasis on the imminent second coming (Advent) of
Jesus, was founded in Battle Creek, Michigan, US.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church>
1894:
The Manchester Ship Canal, linking Greater Manchester in North
West England to the Irish Sea, officially opened, becoming the largest
navigation canal in the world at the time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal>
1979:
Riots erupted in San Francisco (rioters pictured) after former
Supervisor Dan White was only sentenced for voluntary manslaughter for
the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and openly gay Supervisor
Harvey Milk.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Night_riots>
1991:
Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by
a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
cloudburst:
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cloudburst>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton
be!" and all was light.
--Alexander Pope
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alexander_Pope>