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Tag Archives: Nicobarese
Integration or isolation? A “Down To Earth” discussion on the fate of the Jarawa tribe – Andaman
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 →
Posted in Accountability, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Commentary, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Tourism, Tribal identity
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Tagged Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Nicobarese, Onge, Sentinelene, Shompen
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Census 2011: Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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 →
Posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Quotes
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Tagged Andamanese, Jarawa, Nicobarese, Onge, Sentinelese, Shom Pen, Som Bai, Tari
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Collaborative lifestyle, women’s inheritance have contributed to our uniqueness as humans – Tamil Nadu
Should I stay or should I go? JANAKI LENIN, The Hindu, October 26, 2012 […] Traditionally, women of these communities — the Nair and Mappila of Kerala, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, and the Nicobarese of the Nicobar Islands — … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Customs, Economy and development, History, Names and communities, Networking, Press snippets, Social conventions, Women
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Tagged Garo, Irula, Khasi, Nicobarese
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eBook & eJournal | Learn more about tribal communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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 →