Clash of Waves: Post Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This book traces and documents the experiences of the tsunami-effected people in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the gaps emerging out of this long and arduous attempt to rehabilitate them, the most important being livelihoods and shelters. Based on longitudinal research covering five years of post-tsunami rehabilitation, it provides a thick anthropological description of the aftermath of the devastating tsunami occurred on December 26, 2004.

Attempting at understanding disasters with perspectives from anthropology, it takes a close look at the policy and practice of disaster management in India. Describing the onslaught on tsunami in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it discusses at length the damages and the process of relief, the issues of livelihoods and shelter, and public health consequences. The impact of tsunami on social vulnerability is analyses as well.