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In a first, people of Andaman's vulnerable Shompen tribe voteSpeaking to PTI, Chief Electoral Officer, B S Jaglan said, "This is for the first time a total of seven members of Shompen tribe exercised ...- Isolated populations of India at higher risk of COVID-19: StudyGreat Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinels are the aboriginal tribal populations of these islands. India also has several indigenous and...
- Around 3% of population in 177 tribal-dominated districts Covid positiveAccording to government sources, the prevalence of Covid-19 in tribal-dominated districts has not been termed as “alarming” but the tribal ...
- 10 members of Andaman tribe test positive for coronavirus, officials on high alertThere are six notified scheduled tribes in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Except Nicobarese, the rest --Great Andamane...
- Tablighi link to 9 of 10 Andaman Coronavirus casesThe government machinery is keeping a strict vigil on the movement of people. To restrict movement, the administration had taken some measu...
- VHP seeks ‘judicial action’ against evangelists on tourist visa in AndamansVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to press for "severe judicial action against evan...
- First contact: The woman who softened the SentineleseTwenty-seven years ago, a 13-member team established the first and only friendly contact with the Sentinelese which had a young woman anthr...
- When the Sentinelese shun bows and arrows to welcome outsidersIn 1991, a 13-member team met the reclusive Sentinelese tribe on their shores. The tribesmen, apparently, were curious about young anthropo...
- Learning with the Times: Why the Sentinelese choose solitude even 60,000 years onThe first modern settlement of outsiders was established in 1789 by Lt. Blair at Chatham Island, now part of Port Blair.
- Why all attempts at ‘assimilating’ Andamanese tribes have ended badlyThe North Sentinelese are among the only surviving direct descendants of the first humans in Asia.
- Andamans and its tribals: Meet the first Indians while they are still aroundGenetic studies suggest the Andaman tribals go back over 65,000 years, but why don’t our history and culture books acknowledge these deplet...
- Plan your next vacation with Lambadi community, the desert dwellers in RajasthanIndia is home to a large number of indigenous people, who still live by their traditional customs. Talented Lambadi women from Rajasthan si...
- Cycling on the Andaman Trunk RoadThe Andaman Trunk Road runs the length of the Andamans. Cycling along it, the author sees signs of trouble in this fragile archipelago.
- New surveillance system to protect Jarawa tribe in AndamanThe 200 km-long coastline would be guarded by a strong three-layered joint operation team.
- What is the government doing to prevent another 'Jarawa-like incident?In the absence of policy and a willingness to understand the untouched way of life, the alienation between isolated tribes & govt will pers...
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