1st Edition
Dilemma of Development among the Onge of Andaman
296 Pages
36 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
296 Pages
36 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Onge of Little Andaman, one of the surviving important Negrito communities in the world, have a very small static population since last four decades. There have been several critical issues pertaining to adopting the induced changes in their habitat and economy. The volume presents detailed documentation and in-depth analysis of the situation and concerns related to their survival.
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Introduction 1. Little Andaman: First Visit and First Impression 2. Geo-historical Perspective of Little Andaman 3. Ecology of Little Andaman: The Onge Perception 4. The Onge Population 5. Children of the Onge 6. Subsistence Activities 7. Evolution of Hunting Technology 8. Canoe-making: An Industrial Art 9. Food Culture of the Onge 10. Load of Material Possessions 11. Development and Transformation 12. Excerpts from Field Diaries 13. Postscript
Biography
Dipali Danda is former Superintending Anthropologist of the Anthropological Survey of India. She carried out intensive field investigations on several tribal communities in India and has contributed to many scholarly publications.
Sumit Mukherjee is field-based researcher in the field of Human Ecology worked for three decades in the Anthropological Survey of India. He has jointly authored two important Atlases on Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes of India apart from several books and articles. He is at present a guest faculty at the University of Calcutta.
