Jarawa Community: Population and Risk, Gujjars, Bakarwals and Bhotia

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Jarawa Community

They are one of the indigenous people of Andaman Islands and are assumed to have inhabited the islands for thousands of years. Until about 1997, they largely kept themselves from the distant world. However, recently the interaction between them and the outside world has been increasing mainly due to the influx of tourists through the Great Andaman Trunk Road.

Population

250 - 300

Risk

Contact with tourists may increase the risk of diseases in the tribe

Why in News?

Many tourism companies have used this community as a tourist attraction. This has invited protests from the media over their portrayal as a tourist attraction.

Gujjars

Gujjars are a tribal community found in North India. They have been in news recently for demand of ST status as well as their demand for a separate Pir Panchal region in J&K. They are also found in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Bakarwals

A nomadic tribe based in the Pir Pinjal and Himalayan mountains. They are called as Dhangar in rest of India. They are mainly shepherds. They migrate to hills in summer and to plains in winter.

Bhotia

  • A nomadic tribe in Himachal and Uttaranchal.
  • Lepcha tribe: Sikkim
BhotiaBhotia
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InuitArctic region of Canada, Denmark, Russia, Alaska
PintupiAustralia
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Tea Board of IndiaRoshni Sen
Federal BankShyam Srinivasan
CWG FederationMichael Fennell
WHOMargaret Chan
UNDPHelen Clark
CitigroupVikram Pandit
MotorolaSanjay Jha
AREVA GlobalAnne Lauvergeon
BPSvanberg (Chairman) ; Bob Dudley (CEO)
TransoceanSteven Newman (Pres) ; Robert Rose (CEO) ; HQ: Geneva
HalliburtonDavid Lesar; HQ: Houston and Dubai
Wal-MartMike Duke
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