2. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are home to various
native communities and settlers. The people on these
islands are mainly divided into two categories: the
indigenous tribal people and outside settlers.
• The culture of Andaman and Nicobar is diverse and
comprises various native communities and descendants of
people who arrived on the island during the colonial
period.
3. FLORA AND FAUNA
• The Andamans are home to some of the richest varieties of flora
and fauna, with 86% of the Andaman & Nicobar islands The
Andamans are home to some of the richest varieties of flora and
fauna, with 86% of the Andaman & Nicobar islands covered in
primary tropical rainforests. Of the 2000 plus species of plants that
grow on the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at least 1,300 are
exclusive and not found in mainland India
4. ANDAMAN CLOTHING STYLE
• Men’s Adivasi garments consisted of bark, husks, and coconut leaves,
covering the genital area. They wore clothes that wrap around their
bodies, mostly under their waists. They also wore beaded necklaces. The
women adorned the skirts and shawls that covered them from their
shoulders. They also wore earrings, Nigerk or necklaces and armbands.
• Most Adivasi participated in hunting and fishing to collect food. It also
recognizes some beneficial plants. But they didn’t know how to make or
cook fire. Wild boars, molluscs, dugongs, turtles and monitor lizards
formed a major part of their diet and were killed by hunting.
5. ANDAMAN CULTURE
• All local tribes have decided to preserve the island’s
wealth, ethnicity and customs. Indigenous peoples were
divided into two groups with different cultures. One was
the Palaeolithic Negrito, such as the Ong, Jarawas,
Andaman, Sentinelese, Shompen, Nikobal, and Monoroid.
The lifestyle of Modern Inhabitants of the Island.
