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Map | Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & Endangered languages

Posted on 01/06/2022 by website administrator

“Our findings revealed shocking facts, of the 75 PVTGs, base line surveys exists for about 40 groups, even after declaring them as PVTGs,” states the publication: The Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of India — Privileges and Predicaments. Base line surveys … Continue reading →

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Integration or isolation? A “Down To Earth” discussion on the fate of the Jarawa tribe – Andaman

Posted on 20/02/2022 by website administrator

Contact with the outside world has exposed the Jarawas to various dangers. Is isolation the best way to conserve? A debate Numbering around 400, people of the Jarawa tribe occupy the lion’s share of land in South and Middle Andaman … Continue reading →

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eBook | Census 2011: Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on 13/01/2022 by website administrator

Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in A&N Islands – A Challenge Census operation in the remote and far-flung Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands had been a tough but fascinating exercise down the corridor of time. Barring Narcondam Island … Continue reading →

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Reserves that are central to the ecological security of a unique group of islands: Tribal rights and conservation – Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on 13/01/2022 by website administrator

The entire Nicobar islands is a tribal reserve and is key for the survival of a number of species of rare and endemic flora and fauna. Unlike the rest of India, tribal rights and conservation are not at the opposite … Continue reading →

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eBook & eJournal | Learn more about tribal communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on 10/03/2021 by website administrator

The ancient tribal communities that lived here in the Andaman Islands […] have lived and flourished here for at least 40,000 years., but the end could well be round the corner. […] It definitely began with the British and their … Continue reading →

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