There are six notified scheduled tribes in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Except Nicobarese, the rest --Great Andamane...

The government machinery is keeping a strict vigil on the movement of people. To restrict movement, the administration had taken some measu...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to press for "severe judicial action against evan...

Twenty-seven years ago, a 13-member team established the first and only friendly contact with the Sentinelese which had a young woman anthr...

In 1991, a 13-member team met the reclusive Sentinelese tribe on their shores. The tribesmen, apparently, were curious about young anthropo...

The first modern settlement of outsiders was established in 1789 by Lt. Blair at Chatham Island, now part of Port Blair.

The North Sentinelese are among the only surviving direct descendants of the first humans in Asia.

Genetic studies suggest the Andaman tribals go back over 65,000 years, but why don’t our history and culture books acknowledge these deplet...

India is home to a large number of indigenous people, who still live by their traditional customs. Talented Lambadi women from Rajasthan si...

The Andaman Trunk Road runs the length of the Andamans. Cycling along it, the author sees signs of trouble in this fragile archipelago.

The 200 km-long coastline would be guarded by a strong three-layered joint operation team.

In the absence of policy and a willingness to understand the untouched way of life, the alienation between isolated tribes & govt will pers...