Know about the oldest tribe of India, Jarawa in Andamans

 

But often it's the lure of meeting the ‘Jarawa' that brings thousands of Indian and foreign tourists every year to the area.

The Andaman trunk road was built in the 1970s, cutting through thousands of acres of forestry reserve in which the Jarawas live and leading to tourists and settlers encroaching onto their habitat.

 

The bow and arrow hunters earlier used to attack tourists who used to come to visit the place.

The tribe is much isolated from the rest of the world.

 

But now, the Jarawas are no longer hostile to outsiders and have begun shunning their traditional way of life for perks that come from being a tourist attraction.

Earlier it was reported that the Jarawas are being exploited by poachers who had introduced alcohol and ganja into the reserve forests.

Poachers have established a barter system with a section of the community.