[Assam] Tripura Maharaja Speaks Football

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

I was asked to wait for 10 minutes, and the 11th minute he was with me. If I 
didn’t know better, I’d have thought he was one of ‘us’. Clad in a tee and 
jeans, I needed an affirmation from him to really know that it was actually him. 
“Hi, I’m Pradyot”, he said. Was I really meeting a king?   

Yes I was. 
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman is the current Maharaja of Tripura, the second oldest 
dynasty in the world, and at all of 30 years, is one of the most eligible 
bachelors and popular leaders in the country. “We’re not Rajputs. We don’t have 
thick moustaches and play polo all the time. We’re simple tribal people from 
Tripura, who love music and sports, just like anybody else.” Along with being 
the....

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