The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago consists of 572 islands, islets, and coral rocks, cast about a thousand kilometers away from mainland India in the Bay of Bengal. Picturesque, yet often on the margins of public imagination, the islands have been etched in India’s memory for its dreaded cellular jail-a colonial outpost that confined several prominent members of India’s national movement. today, however, the Andamans are better known for their scenic ...