Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

THE JARAWA TRIBE OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS AND IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON JARAWAS

Aishwary Kushwaha

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 Jarawa or Jarwa means “stranger” in the language of the Great Andamanese. They call themselves “Ya–eng–nga” which means “human being”. The Jarawa are one of the four tribes in the Andaman which is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean. The Jarawa are hunters and gatherers and live on two large islands. They number between 200 – 400 which is a large number compared to other tribes in Andaman Islands. They are nomadic, living in 30 – 40 people bands. An epidemic of measles in 1999 and 2006 wiped away about 10% of the Jarawa population. Alcoholism, obesity, diabetes and depression are other ailments which are now appeå as the other causes for decrease in their population.

 

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AISHWARY KUSHWAHA, THE JARAWA TRIBE OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS AND IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON JARAWAS, Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017

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