It was, however, in November-December 2018, that the Sentinelese received international attention, when an American national went missing after having ventured to encroach upon their land. It was alleged that a Sentinelese killed him after warning him twice to leave the island.
It was, however, in November-December 2018, that the Sentinelese received international attention, when an American national went missing after having ventured to encroach upon their land. It was alleged that a Sentinelese killed him after warning him twice to leave the island.
Mundayat Sasikumar obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in Anthropology from the University of Calicut. He has conducted extensive research work in the tribal areas of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. He was the former Director of the Kerala Institute for Research, Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS), Kozhikode, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata. Presently, he is serving as the Joint Director in the Anthropological Survey of India. Recently, he authored Matriliny among the Khasis: A Study in Retrospect and Prospect (2019).
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List of Illustrations 7 Foreword 13 Acknowledgements 15 Preface 17 1.Introduction 21 2.The Island and the People 42 3.Relations with the Sentinelese during the Colonial Period 64 4.Post-Colonial Efforts to Establish Contact withthe Sentinelese 77 5.Life in the North Sentinel Island 111 6.Misconceptions and Apprehensions 153 7.Killing of the American and its Aftermath 179 8.Concluding Observations 196 .References 203 Index 209
List of Illustrations 7 Foreword 13 Acknowledgements 15 Preface 17 1.Introduction 21 2.The Island and the People 42 3.Relations with the Sentinelese during the Colonial Period 64 4.Post-Colonial Efforts to Establish Contact withthe Sentinelese 77 5.Life in the North Sentinel Island 111 6.Misconceptions and Apprehensions 153 7.Killing of the American and its Aftermath 179 8.Concluding Observations 196 .References 203 Index 209
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