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This book seeks to examine the various aspects of life of Andaman Indians, popularly known as Locals, the descendants of the convicts and freedom fighters who were deported to the island. Giving a historical account of their settlement, it shows how these people overcame the cultural crises at the early phase of their settlement-life and formed a unique society where Christians, Hindus and Muslims adopted a strategy to keep the society of the Locals free from the ...
The South Asian Tribal and rural societies are characterized by traditional, hereditary political structure. But a new political system is emerging with the new leadership. The upsurge of socio-political movements have varying magnitude and objectives as reflected in the articles of the volume. But it is like an old wine with a new label as it is observed that the authority in the emerging political system is occupied by the ‘old guys’ (leaders) of the ...