Tikwapur

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

Tikwapur is an Indian village in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.^[2] It is also known by the name of Trivikrampur. Its corrupted name is Tikmapur.

Geographical situation

It is situated in tehsil Ghatampur, district Kanpur of state Uttar Pradesh, India, on left bank of River Yamuna. Tikmapur village is 58 km from Kanpur and 2 km from Kanpur-Sagar National High Way towards west.

Famous persons

An inscription about one of Bhushan's poems about Shivaji, at the Birla Mandir, Delhi

• Kavi Bhushan, India's first national poet

Historical Importance

Ratnakar Tripathi's family in the 17th century lived in this village. Three sons of Ratnakar Tripathi were famous for his poetry in medieval India:

• Kavi Bhushan
• Kavi Chintamani
• Matiram

References

1. http://kanpurnagar.nic.in/Docs/Gram%20panchayat%20list%20in%20english.pdf ^{[dead link]}
2. Kanpur District census handbook