Long known for their isolation and hostility, the primitive Jarawa tribals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands gained a new identity – as registered voters in India. Though it won’t be until the 2029 ...
Long known for their isolation and hostility, the primitive Jarawa tribals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday gained a new identity — as registered voters in India. Though it won ...
Senior local administrative official Chandra Bhushan Kumar distributed these cards among 19 members of the tribe earlier this month in the federal territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Indian government has distributed voter ID cards for the first time to members of a reclusive Andaman Islands tribe, drawing concerns from activists that the event is a “publicity stunt ...
At the heart of the story are Nirmal Chandra Mattoo, an expert on the tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who lives in Port Blair, and Steven Li, a Chinese-looking American missionary ...
Dr Vishvajit Pandya, a professor of anthropology, is the founder and honorary director of the government-run Andaman Nicobar Tribal Research Institute. Pandya first started ethnographic research ...