With all due respect to this so called 'expert group', it does not seem to
include anyone who is indigenous or from a tribal community, unless I am
mistaken. It is extremely important to find and appoint members who either come
from the community, or in the case of peoples in voluntary isolation, such as
the Jarawa, have an intricate knowledge of the people affected by the situation,
and can represent their interests in a culturally sensitive and appropriate
manner.

Sincerely,
Sushil Raj



Pankaj <pankaj@...> wrote:
Dear Subhash,
here are the details of the Jarawa sub group that had been formed by the
National Advisory Council


Composition of the Sub-Group of Experts on the Jarawa
1. Dr. (Ms) Syeda Hameed
Chairperson
Member
Planning Commission
Yojana Bhavan, Parliament Street, New Delhi.

2. Shri Jairam Ramesh
Co-Chairperson
Member
National Advisory Council
2, Motilal Nehru Place, Akbar Road, New Delhi.-1.

3. Smt. Aruna Roy
Member
Member
National Advisory Council
2, Motilal Nehru Place, Akbar Road, New Delhi.-1.

4. Prof. Mrinal Miri
Member
Member
National Advisory Council
2, Motilal Nehru Place, Akbar Road, New Delhi.-1.

5. Dr. T.N. Pandit
Member
C-36, Pamposh Enclave
New Delhi-110048

6. Dr. Lalji Singh, Director,
Member
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007

7. Prof.V.R.Rao
Member Acting Director, Anthropological Survey of
India
27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Kolkata

8. Dr. K.B. Saxena
Member
Flat No.158
Rashbihari Group Housing Society
99-A, Indraprastha Extension
Patparganj, Delhi-110092


9. Shri Shumsher K. Sheriff
Member
Chief Secretary
A&N Administration Secretariat
Port Blair
Terms of Reference of the Sub- Group

i) To review the existing administrative practices and institutional
arrangements for protecting the Jarawa and suggest measures for making
improvements in them.
ii) To suggest measures for ensuring that adverse intrusions do not take
place in the Jarawa Reserve while maintaining essential contact for
appropriate development of Jarawa as a people.

iii) To suggest measures for making available basic facilities to the
Jarawa by preserving their culture and identity.

iv) To examine the feasibility of augmenting the sea transport as an
alternative to the Andaman Trunk Road.

v) To suggest any other steps required to protect the Jarawa.



From: Subhash Misra
To: andamanicobar@...
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [andamanicobar] Jarawas Strike Back ::: The Light of Andamans
::: Issue 37, 2 Sept 2006


who are these five erudite ladies/gentlemen? can someone give me the
names...

On 04/09/06, Vishvajit Pandya <pandyav@...> wrote:
>
> I am sure that the reigning experts on the Jarawas,as
> established by the recent expert committee on Jarwas
> can enlighten us. It has involvement of at least five
> "anthropologists" of different degrees and fame who
> could decode this display of
> Jarawa behaviour for us. After all their much
> acclaimed
> competence and knowledge of the region and the tribes
> have earned for them a distinguished place in the
> Planning Commission's expert committee report on the
> Jarawas and I'm sure they would enlighten us on this
> issue with both their wisdom and eloquence. After all
> the proof is in the taste of the pudding!
>
>
>
> --- Sharbendu De <sharbendude@...> wrote:
>
> > While I'm still struggling to figure out if words
> > like 'perversion' and 'Are they returning what they
> > get from the civilized society?' are appropriate, I
> > feel encouraged to reflect on the meanings of these
> > words. Also go down to the history and origin of
> > these words and the connotations they've acquired
> > over years of usage.
> >
> > In two different worlds, the connotations of 'an
> > act', too, could have different 'interpretations and
> > acceptances. What is 'perversion' for us, could have
> > some other meaning for them.
> >
> > An anthropolgist could perhaps inform us more on
> > whether such incidents involving 'expression and
> > action involving private parts have existed in past,
> > or not'. However, on the first instance, if I may
> > reflect, I see room for many arising questions:
> >
> > Could it be a practice?
> > Could they have picked it up from some experience
> > with non-tribals?
> > Is the specific behaviour inferred as a way of
> > humiliating or punishing someone in their tribe?
> >
> > Through my years of understanding, though limited,
> > what I have known is that 'tribes are more liberal
> > about expression of their sexual desires, feelings
> > etc..be it through gestures or direct actions' Our
> > suttle and often masked ways are not yet in vogue
> > there.
> >
> > However, it of course calls for attention of
> > anthropologists. Space and power domains definitely
> > exist here.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > S. De
> > zubair ahmed <zubairpbl@...> wrote:
> > *The Light of Andamans ::: Issue 37, 2 Sept 2006*
> >
> > *LOA Exclusive:*
> >
> > *Jarawas Strike Back*
> >
> > By *Staff Reporter*
> > *Port Blair:* It was downright a bizarre incident.
> > Strange, unbelievable and
> > yet true!
> > Rahman* and Rajesh* alongwith a group of about a
> > dozen youngmen from South
> > Andaman were in the business of game hunting both
> > for a little side income
> > and enjoyment. They would lay traps, visit it after
> > a couple of days and
> > collect the catch; if any, sell a part of it and
> > keep a major portion for
> > their own consumption. It was not their full time
> > occupation though.
> > That fateful day, they had gathered at Shoal Bay
> > jetty in the wee hours of
> > morning. Previously arranged dinghies were waiting
> > for them. They had to
> > start early to avoid detection by the forest
> > officials This was the first
> > time they had laid the traps in Middle Strait area
> > on the east side of the
> > ATR. It was a tribal reserve and they could be
> > booked under various charges
> > under Wild Life and Protection of Aboriginal Tribes
> > Act. They were aware of
> > it.
> > The dinghies moved slowly close to the mangrove
> > swamp. On reaching the spot,
> > they took the dinghies deep inside the swamp, tied
> > it to an overhanging
> > mangrove branch well hidden from the passing boats.
> > They got down gingerly
> > on to the stinking; mosquito infested swamp and
> > moved slowly, single file,
> > till they were on the firm ground. They took water,
> > relaxed a little and
> > then moved on. Each one of them was carrying a dau,
> > a common weapon, rather
> > an instrument to clear their way, chop down the
> > creepers and branches etc.
> > As they took a bend towards the traps that they had
> > laid; Rahman stopped
> > dead in his track. Rajesh was walking with his down.
> > He bumped against
> > Rahman and looked up in irritation. Lo and behold! A
> > group of about 7/8
> > Jarawas were standing in their way. They were
> > staring them intently. After
> > starring for quite a while one of them asked "khana
> > laya?" (Have you brought
> > food?) They were carrying nothing.
> > The leader of the Jarawas asked them to follow and
> > led them to a flat and
> > relatively clear spot. The two groups were standing
> > face to face. The
> > Jarawas were looking menacingly at Rahman and party.
> > The Jarawa leader
> > again asked if they had brought anything for them.
> > Rice or cooked food?
> > Rahman and Rajesh nodded in the negative. It was a
> > harrowing experience for
> > them. Watching Jarawas from a passing vehicle and
> > throwing a piece of
> > biscuit, or a bunch of banana was a different
> > proposition. Standing face to
> > face with them in that wilderness was quite a
> > different experience. Although
> > Rahman & party outnumbered them, both he and Rajesh
> > were acutely aware that
> > they were in a wrong place. It was their
> > jurisdiction. Any wrong move could
> > be fatal. The Jarawas were not armed. But energy and
> > strength radiated from
> > their bodies. More than a dozen members of Rahman &
> > party were no match for
> > 7/8 Jarawas.
> > When they failed to get a positive response after
> > repeated enquiries about
> > food, the Jarawas started loosing their cool. They
> > started hurling choicest
> > abuses on the group. One of them advanced menacingly
> > and snatched the dau
> > from one of the hunters. The hunter tried to resist
> > and in the scuffle the
> > sharp edge cut his hand. The Jarawa leader
> > admonished his friend for his
> > impatience. But the invectives continued while some
> > of the Jarawas started
> > making obscene gesticulations.
> > Getting nowhere, the Jarawa leader was enraged
> > beyond control. He ordered
> > the hunters to remove their cloths. As they looked
> > on nonplussed, he came
> > and slapped Razzak with such force that he nearly
> > fell down. Others took the
> > cue and started beating them mercilessly. The
> > hunters had no alternate but
> > to undress completely. What came next was beyond
> > their wildest imagination.
> > They were asked to stand facing each other and to
> > hold each others genitals.
> > What followed was the extreme in sexual perversity.
> > Done with their orgy,
> > the Jarawas climbed on the shoulders of the hunters
> > and asked them to
> > proceed towards the ATR. They were still stripped.
> >
> > A road gang was working on the ATR. There was a
> > constable on duty too. They
> > were horrified at the sight. The Jarawas were
> > laughing and enjoying the
> > scene while the hunters could barely stand the
> > mortification. The constable
> > pleaded with the Jarawas to return the clothes. But
> > they refused. On hearing
> > a vehicle arriving they would herd the naked hunters
> > inside the jungle and
> > bring them back as the convoy passed.
> > The game went on till dusk. Only after sunset the
> > clothes were returned to
> > them. The group returned home completely shattered,
> > humiliated and
> > exhausted.
> > This is a rare phenomenon in the behaviour of
> > Jarawas towards the civil
> > society. Never before in the entire history of
> > Jarawa interaction was such
> > an incident reported.
> >
> > Such extreme sexual perversity!
> > Are they returning what they get from the civilized
> > society?
> > * Names have been changed for obvious reasons
> >
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