The project could lead to the resettlement of 450,000 to 600,000 people from mainland India to the island. “Most Shompen reject contact with outsiders and are highly vulnerable to diseases for which ...

and nomadic tribes across India. This comprehensive three-year-long study, commissioned by a NITI Aayog panel, has brought long-overlooked communities to the forefront of India’s reservation policy.

The Secret of the Shiledars (2025).

and nomadic tribes that previous commissions believed had never been classified. The three-year-long study commissioned by a NITI Aayog panel has recommended the inclusion of 179 of these ...

The project also poses an “existential risk” to the island’s two indigenous tribes, the Nicobarese and the Shompen, says Sophie Grig of Survival International. The NGO has co-ordinated a ...

Incidentally, the word Naga does not mean a tribe – it is a local word used in lowland markets for hill tribes who wore few clothes and bored their ears. Many nomadic tribes have turned to agriculture ...

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Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. Pankaj Sekhsaria, curator of The Great Nicobar ...