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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	# Interview of Tripura in 26 November 2003 [http://telugu.oneindia.mobi/sahiti/mukhamukham/2003/14671.html{{dead link\|date=July 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }}]		# Interview of Tripura on 26 November 2003 [http://telugu.oneindia.mobi/sahiti/mukhamukham/2003/14671.html{{dead link\|date=July 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }}]
	# Review of Tripura Kathalu in Sakshi Telugu Newspaper https://web.archive.org/web/20120615120005/http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=22410&Categoryid=1&subcatid=81		# Review of Tripura Kathalu in Sakshi Telugu Newspaper https://web.archive.org/web/20120615120005/http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=22410&Categoryid=1&subcatid=81
	# Segments as e-Book on Kinige [http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=469 Tripura Segments(Tripura Segments) By Tripura - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books – Kinige]		# Segments as e-Book on Kinige [http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=469 Tripura Segments(Tripura Segments) By Tripura - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books – Kinige]

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{{Infobox person
| name = {{lang|te|త్రిపుర}} <br /> Tripura
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 2 September 1928
| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = 24 May 2013, aged 85 
| death_place = Visakhapatnam
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| known_for = [[Telugu language]] short stories
| occupation = Retired as Principal, MBB College of Tripura University, Agartala State, India
}}

Rayasam Venkata Tripurantakeswara Rao (R.V.T.K. Rao) popularly known as '''Tripura''' is a famous Telugu short story writer of the 1960s and 1970s. He was born on 2 September 1928<ref name="auto">{{Cite book | url=http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=420 |title = త్రిపుర కథలు(Tripura Kathalu) by Tripura - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books}}</ref> in [[Purushottampur]] Tehsil of [[Ganjam]] District of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] state, [[India]]. His father was a surgeon and worked in Government Hospital there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/writer-tripura-dead/article4749902.ece |title=Writer Tripura dead |newspaper=The Hindu |publisher=Thehindu.com |date= 25 May 2013|accessdate=2013-05-26}}</ref>

Tripura had his initial schooling at [[Visakhapatnam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and completed his M.A. (English) from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) in 1953. He did not complete his doctoral thesis on [[Graham Greene]]. Tripura initially worked at various places like [[Burma]], [[Madanapalli]], Visakhapatnam, and [[Jajpur]], before settling down in 1960 at [[Tripura University]], [[Agartala]], in the North Eastern State of Tripura, India.

== Education and career ==
{| class="infobox" style="width:22em"
! High School
| AVN College High School, Visakhapatnam ( Class of 1943 )
|-
! College
| Banaras Hindu University, M.A.(English) in 1953
|-
! Employer
| Maharaja Beer Bikramsing College, Agartala, Tripura State, India ( Retired as Principal )
|}
R.V.T.K. Rao wrote only 13 short stories in a decade spanning from 1963 to 1973 under the pen name Tripura. Another two stories between 1990–91<ref name="auto" /> His short stories were first published titled ''Tripura Kathalu'' in 1980<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tripura kathalu|date=13 September 1999|publisher=Pallavi Pablikēṣans|ol = 158553M}}</ref>
( Reference of Tripura in the book Indian Literature by Dr. Nagendra ).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqGojPpe8DIC&q=tripura |title = Indian Literature|year = 1988}}</ref> Collection of his poems were published titled " Tripura Kafka Kavithalu ".,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.telupu.com/books.html |title = TELUPU – Telugu Books}}</ref> second edition in 1999(including his latest 2 stories), a third eBook only edition in 2011(with new forward ).<ref name="auto" />

Tripura is one of those writers who gave a new dimension to Telugu Short Story breaking away from the traditional way of story telling. He has a distinctive style of writing dwelling on the border of poetic lines, brisk pace & brevity of words ( similar to that of Hemingway's style ), inquisitive exploration into wide range of topics sweeps ordinary reader from his feet spinning into diggy heights. ( Review of Tripura Short Stories in Telugu language by Shri Kanaka Prasad )<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.eemaata.com/em/issues/201105/1715.html |title = మూడు లాంతర్లు – 4 – ఈమాట}}</ref>

His short stories have brisk pace, brevity of words, allegorical references to various religious symbols and philosophical thinkings of Zen Buddhism, Christianity.

Tripura very deftly brings out various human emotions of the prothagonists, pathos, insecurities, guilt, love, joy. The backdrops of his stories span at various places in India – soldiers life in cantonments and borders; revolutionary's dilemma about his journey; etc.

Tripura's short story ''Subbarayudu Rahasya Jeevitam'' though inspired by [[James Thurber]]’s short story of ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'', retains the originality and nativity of a Telugu short story.

Tripura’s short stories have been acclaimed by many well-known Telugu writers like Palagummi Padma Raju, Bhamidipati Ramagopalam, Vaddera Chandidas, Revolutionary poet Nikhileswar, Abburi Gopala Krishna, Chaganti Tulasi, Vegunta Mohana Prasad, Ismile, Vakati Panduranga Rao, R.S. Sudarshan and many others dissecting his stories in the Short Stories Collection Book.

Collection of his poems was published under the title of ''Tripura Kafka Kadhalu''. Some of his poetry was published in Swakal magazine from Agartala.

Tripura’s fans say that, "Tripura is not a famous figure, nor a popular figure, but more of a cult figure."

Tripura (R.V.T. Rao) was given The Yagalla Foundation Awards for literature, arts and service
in the year 2010 at function held in Hyderabad on 11 March 2010.<ref>http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/news/yagalla_awards.htm</ref>

Tripura lived in [[Visakhapatnam]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh, India]]. He died on 24 May 2013.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=22410&Categoryid=1&subcatid=81 |title=Sakshi |accessdate=2011-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615120005/http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=22410&Categoryid=1&subcatid=81 |archivedate=2012-06-15 }}</ref>

== Published works ==
;Short stories
* " Paamu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: పాము ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: భారతి ) in August, 1963
* " Hotel lo " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: హొటల్లో ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in June, 1963
* " Cheekati Gadulu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: చీకటి గదులు ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in January, 1967
* " Bhagavantam Kosam " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: భగవంతం కోసం ) published in Jyothi magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:జ్యోతి ) in January, 1964
* " Prayaanikulu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: ప్రయాణికులు ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in December, 1963
* " Subbaraayudi Rahasya Jeevitam " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: సుబ్బారాయుడి రహస్య జీవితం ) published in Andhra Prabha magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:అంధ్ర ప్రభ ) in May, 1963
* " Kesari vale Keedu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: కేసరి వలె కీడు ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in December, 1967
* " Jarkan " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: జర్కన్ ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in June, 1968
* " Rabandula Rekkala Chappudu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: రాబందుల రెక్కల చప్పుడు ) not published in any magazine
* " Kanipinchani Dwaaram " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: కనిపించని ద్వారం ) published in Bharati magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:భారతి ) in April, 1970
* " Vantenalu " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: వంతెనలు ) published in Swathi magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:స్వాతి ) in June, 1970
* " Safar " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: సఫర్ ) published in Taruna magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:తరుణ ) in April, 1973
* " Abhinishkramana " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: అభినిష్క్రమణ ) published in Taruna magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:తరుణ ) in June, 1973
* " Golusulu-Chaapam-Vidudala Bhavam " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: గొలుసులు-చాపం-విడుదల భావం ) published in Swathi magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:స్వాతి ) in July, 1981
* " Valasa Pakshula Gaanam " ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: వలస పక్షుల గానం ) published in Andhra Jyothi magazine ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: అంధ్రజ్యోతి ) in December, 1990

;Segments ( Poetry ),
* "Segments", A Semi Autobiographical Long Poem composed by Tripura on his 47th birthday (1977); first published in 'Swakala' magazine July – September, 1979. Published as book by Prof. Pradip Choudary Tripura's student and later Colleague at MBB College, Agartala. Professor Pradip Choudary belongs to Hungry Generation or Hungryalist literary movement in the Bengali language launched during the 1960s.
* "Tripura Kafka Kadhalu" ( collection of Poems ),
* Badhalu ~ Sandarbhalu ( Telugu languagu : బాధలు సందర్భాలూ ) ( collection of Poems ),

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
# Interview of Tripura in 26 November 2003 [http://telugu.oneindia.mobi/sahiti/mukhamukham/2003/14671.html{{dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}]
# Review of Tripura Kathalu in Sakshi Telugu Newspaper https://web.archive.org/web/20120615120005/http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=22410&Categoryid=1&subcatid=81
# Segments as e-Book on Kinige [http://kinige.com/kbook.php?id=469 Tripura Segments(Tripura Segments) By Tripura - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books – Kinige]
# Footprints of Tripura : [http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=1&subCategory=12&ContentId=52880 www.thehansindia.info]

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