Officials are calling the decision to register rarely-contacted islanders for local elections a historic step. But rights ...

Asked to assess the impact of future projects on the Great Nicobar island, Vishvajit Pandya never heard back after he ...

Anthropological Survey of India The island is home to the ancient, uncontacted Shompen tribe Yet, not everyone is convinced. Earlier this year, 39 international experts from different fields of ...

The Andamans is home to five vulnerable tribes: the Jarawas, North Sentinelese, Great Andamanese, Onge and Shompen. The Jarawas and the North Sentinelese haven't integrated with the mainstream ...

the Shompen - some 400 people - of the Great Nicobar Islands are also at risk of losing their way of life due to external pressures. A nomadic tribe, most of them live deep inside the forest where ...

The secluded Shompen tribe, who "inhabit the interior of the island's lush forests" and have done so for thousands of years, are "illiterate by modern standards" but are "self-sufficient", having ...

Satellite imagery captures the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island, specifically Galathea Bay in India. GALLO IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Covered 95% by primary rainforests and mangroves, inhabited ...