History of andaman and nicobar islands

Biswarup Ganguly All together, the hundreds of islands in the territory have an area of 3,185 square miles (8,249 square kilometers). Only about three dozen of the islands are inhabited. The more than 300 Andaman Islands make up the northern and larger part of the island arc. The chief islands of this group are North, Middle, and South Andaman, known collectively as Great Andaman. There are 19 Nicobar Islands. Among the most prominent are Car Nicobar, Camorta, Nancowry, and Great Nicobar. The territorial capital, Port Blair, is located on South Andaman Island and is the only major town. Brian Gratwicke The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the peaks of an underwater mountain range. They reach their highest elevation at Saddle Peak on North Andaman, which rises to 2,418 feet (737 meters). The vast majority of the land is covered with dense tropical forests. The Andamans have rough terrain, with hills enclosing narrow valleys. There is very little flat land and few year-round rivers. The Nicobars are more varied, ranging from flat coral-covered islands to hilly ones with numerous fast-flowing streams. The territory’s tropical climate is moderated by sea breezes, so it is warm year-round. The islands receive an average of about 120 inches (300 centimeters) of rain each year, most of which is brought by the annual monsoon and by tropical cyclones (hurricanes). The vast majority of the people of the Andaman Islands are immigrants from South Asia or their descendants. Most of them...

General Japanese Vice Admiral Hara Teizo, and Major-General Tamenori Sato surrendered the islands to Brigadier J A Salomons, commander of Post-Independence (1947 CE – present) [ ] During the independence of both India has been developing defense facilities on the islands since the 1980s. The islands now have a key position in India's strategic role in the Bay of Bengal and the Malacca Strait. 2004 Asian tsunami [ ] On 26 December 2004, the coasts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were devastated by a 10m (33ft) massive 2 (3,117sqmi) is now at 7,950km 2 (3,070sqmi). While locals and tourist of the islands suffered the greatest casualties from the tsunami, most of the aboriginal people survived because oral traditions passed down from generations ago warned them to References [ ] Notes [ ] • Palanichamy, Malliya G.; Agrawal, Suraksha; Yao, Yong-Gang; Kong, Qing-Peng; Sun, Chang; Khan, Faisal; Chaudhuri, Tapas Kumar; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2006). ". 311 (5760): 470. • Government of India (1908). The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Local Gazetteer. Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. ... In the great Tanjore inscription of 1050 AD, the Andamans are mentioned under a translated name along with the Nicobars, as Nakkavaram or land of the naked people. • Kukreja, Air Marshal Dhiraj (1 January 2013). Indian Defence Review . Retrieved 24 November 2021. • ^ a b c ben cahoon. . Retrieved 2013-07-08. • ^ a b Ramerini, Marco. . Retrieved 16 November 2010. • Roychowdhury, Rabin. "Bla...

The Andaman and Nicobar islands are a group of beautiful islands that are located down south in the Bay of Bengal. Andaman Island isa union territory that is a part of the Indian subcontinent with Port Blair as the capital city. The history of these islands suggested by the genetic studies states that the Andamanese were isolated from other populations over 30,000 years ago. However, the earliest archaeological evidence dates back to just 2,200 years. The Andaman Islands got its name from an ancient Hindu God, Hanuman the Sanskrit form being Andoman, it was a popular belief of the people that drove them into naming the islands Andoman. The Nicobar Islands has a history of its name as well, around 1014 to 1042 AD the Chola Empire used the islands as a strategic naval base. They called the island Manakkavaram which meant an open or naked land. Later Marco Polo a European traveler who referred to the islands as ‘Necuverran’ which was the crooked version of its Tamizh name. Eventually, the name was changed to Nicobar when the British took over the islands. In 1859, The Battle of Aberdeen broke out between the Andamanese tribes and British soldiers and the tribal people were outnumbered and had a very narrow chance towards victory. A memorial is dedicated to all the tribesmen who lost their lives during the battle at Rajiv Gandhi water sports complex, Port Blair. It is said that Marco Polo was among the first of the very few discoverers from the western countries to visit the A...

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History of the Andaman Islands - Unsung Heroes and Untold Stories' is different and unique unearthing many riddles and facts of Indian and Andaman history. The book is an outcome of the decades-long research on the soil of the Andamans by an Andaman born ethno-historian. Andaman History is neither only of pirates and aborigines, nor about the land of fishes, corals and beaches alone. It is larger, longer, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it. The diverse historical events have left their mark as a reminder of some good and some bad times, of tragedy and hope, of atrocity and courage in the face of it, of great acts of sacrifice and bravery; so much so that the saga of sacrifice and the martyrdom, beginning from the freedom struggle of 1857 to end with the freedom in 1947, can never be forgotten. Despite the unpleasing fact that a large part of the history records were burnt by the Japanese in the Andamans, writing with verve and extraordinary range, the author dividing the book into three parts Time, People, and Place, exclusively unravels the riddles of the history, especially pertaining to the untold heroes of the Indian Mutiny of 1858, the unforgettable events, the unsung stories, the aboriginal attacks and the reasons thereof, the witnessed tales of the torture, the sacrifice and the massacres. Apart from its enlightening role, the book, by giving unexpected important clues about the people lost in wars and struggle...

In …positioned and collectively known as Great Andaman. Also prominent is Little Andaman, to the south. Of the still-extant original inhabitants—including the Sentinalese, the Jarawa, the Onge, and a group of peoples collectively known as the Great Andamese—only the first three retain a traditional hunting-and-gathering way of life. The Andamans, situated… • In …South Andaman, known collectively as Great Andaman, are the main islands; others include Landfall Island, Interview Island, the Sentinel Islands, Ritchie’s Archipelago, and Rutland Island. Little Andaman in the south is separated from the Nicobar Islands by the Ten Degree Channel, which is about 90 miles (145 km) wide. Andamanese • In Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Most Andamanese have been detribalized and absorbed into modern Indian life, but traditional culture survives among such groups as the Jarawa and Onge of the lesser islands. Late 20th-century estimates indicated approximately 50 speakers of Andamanese…