Zubair Ahmed

Why don't Jarawas of the Andaman Islands have a say in development ? An article from Charkha Development Network

This article discusses the amendments made in the Protection of aboriginal tribes regulation, 1956 and questions its implications for the role of the Jarawas in development

Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 05:14 PM

Five months after the infamous Jarawa Video incident featuring scantily clad Jarawa tribal women allegedly dancing for tourists in return for food and money, the Central Government finally acted on the matter by approving the proposed amendments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.

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