Abstract

Royalty from different states has had a long term relationship with the disciplines of music and arts in the history of Indian culture. On a general note, known to be generous patrons of Indian art and culture, the Indian kings and monarchs have ruled their kingdom as true guardians of performing arts and fine arts during their regime so much so that the musicians not only grew in leaps and bounds under their canopy of luxury and abundance in their art form but also in name and fame. These royal custodians of art, culture and literature were usually themselves well- versed in almost all disciplines of performing arts, fine arts or literature. The present article focuses on the contributions of these Royal connoisseurs of the emerald land of Tripura in the field of arts, particularly music.