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| Name of the Collection | Rauf Ali |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject File, 1966 - 2015 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | A. Childhood and personal, 1966 - 1999 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 66 |
| Abstract | Writings, press clippings and Writ Petitions (WP) on the Jarawas of the Andaman Islands. Writings include: �The Andaman Tribes: Victims of Development� by Romulus Whitaker and Zai Whitaker in Cultural Survival Quarterly 10 (2), 1986: 13-18; and �The Andamanese: Origins and Cultural Traditions� by Zarine Cooper in the India Magazine for her people and culture, May 1992, pp. 30-41; and �India: isolated tribe faces annihilation� (February 1999) by Survival International. Newspaper clippings on Jarawas include the issues of food supply, hunger, disease, crimes, mortality, extinction, and contact expedition. The file also includes two WPs filed before the Port Blair Bench of the Calcutta High Court by: Kalpavriksh and Others drawing attention towards biodiversity loss in the Andamans Islands and the threats to the tribal ways of life; and Society for Andaman Nicobar Ecology (SANE) pleading to make the SANE one of the respondents in a WP regarding the Jarawas. |
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| Keywords | Jarawas; Andaman Islands; Cultural Survival Quarterly; India Magazine; Survival International; Port Blair; Kalpavriksh; Society for Andaman Nicobar Ecology |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1986 |
| End Date “Period To” | 2004 |
| Extent | 168 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Emails/ Press Clippings/ Photocopy |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Andaman Herald Daily, The Daily Telegrams, The Light of Andamans, Andaman Express, Andaman Wave, Andaman Today, Down To Earth |
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| Donor | Jayashree Ratnam |
| Donation Date | Sep-17 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India |
| Right/Copyright | Heirs of Rauf Ali |
