The Historical Perspective of Folk Culture in Tripura

This research paper makes an overall assessment of the Folk culture in Tripura. ‘Folk culture’ of Tripura is a diverse form of folk art, Folklore, Folk song, Folk dance, Folk tales etc. Truly, the Folk Culture of Tripura depict the true picture of traditional beliefs, customs and social structure of the people of Tripura. The dress style of the tribal people of Tripura, their ‘Jhuming life’, religious customs can be observed by varied Folk culture of Tripura. This paper attempts to explore the historical perspective of Folk culture in Tripura by observing vibrant folk tale, folk lore and folk dance of the multi-faceted tribal communities of Tripura. Let be the folk literature or folk art; either be the folk ornament or folk handicraft; either be folk lore or folk song – we get lots of information about the rich cultural heritage of Tripura.<br><br>This paper justifies the facts that it is due to the availability of various forms of ‘Folk Culture’ by which the concise History of Tripura can be rewritten.