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Breaking Barriers: The Role of Women in Advancing Female Education in Princely Tripura

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During his reign, Maharaja Radhakishore Manikya attempted to strengthen the state's much needed educational infrastructure. In order to increase the number of elementary schools for the people of princely Tripura, he built several ones in metropolitan regions and several in rural areas. All of these efforts were in vain since the standards of the educational system remained unchanged. Once again, the schools established to improve education were limited to teaching males exclusively. The only children who had significant access to formal education were the male offspring of wealthy, aristocratic, and royal households. Maharaja Radhakishore Manikya's queen was Maharani Tulasibati. Maharani Tulasibati was the first to recognise the value of women's education. She was committed to advancing education for women's betterment. Consequently, in 1894, she opened a school inside the castle that was exclusively for females. She was a pioneer in the establishment of women's education in the state as a result. However, this progress was limited to the ladies of wealthy and regal households. The royals never imposed any development programmes on people from the highlands who had no link to the lowlands. Some young people realised in 1945 how important it was to educate the indigenous groups living in the highlands who relied entirely on jhuming and the woods for their subsistence. As a result, they established the Jana Siksha Movement and began freely educating the less fortunate ethnic groupings. Many women with formal educations stepped out to support their efforts to promote education, particularly among women. This study will shed some light on the Tripuran ladies who dedicated their lives to advancing women's education throughout the state's royal period.

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