I am 'the enemy', so to speak: a resort developer.
I visited the andamans once in 1988 and returned in january 2002 to explore
opportunities in tourism development.
Over the past 2 years we (The Barefoot Group)has tried to set/influence the
shape of tourism in the andaman islands by placing the focus on development of
tourism at the high-end of the market. We have not yet commenced work on any
resort project in the Andamans as we still await clear tourism/environmental
guidelines before we invest. However, we have a few project designs in hand. Our
goal in the andamans is to develop location-specific models of sustainable
tourism. To this end, we hope to ensure that all our projects are not only
'eco-friendly' in the generally accepted use of the phrase (i.e. addresses
satisfactorily issues of waste management, water resource management, carrying
capacities etc.) but all include a strong element of community development. Of
course it will be a long time before any of these projects see the light of day,
if at all they do.

Otherwise, I hold a couple of things in common with the previous respondent - I
too am part of Penguin India's 'batch of 2003', having had a travelogue
published by them last October (All the World's a Spittoon'). I'm now working on
a novel set in the andaman islands. which, admittedly, may or may not see the
light of day as well.

As an aside, I've read Madhushree's book and found it to be excellent. Strongly
recommended. I have read most of her source material but the book puts it all
together very nicely besides adding welcome personal opinion. Anyone interested
in the four main andamanese tribes must read it.





On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 Pankaj wrote :
>Dear Friends,
>Regarding the subject of introductions of the individuals who are members of
>this group- we have had two rounds in the past. However there are still a
>number of people who have not sent in their intros. Also a number of people
>have joined in after the last round was completed. Though I do agree that in
>the past the email traffic with the intros did get a little too much, I do
>feel that it is a very useful process.
>What I also hope to do in due course of time is compile basic information of
>all those who are on this group, so that it becomes a ready and easy
>reference.
>This is therefore a request for those who have recently joined and those who
>have not yet sent in their intros, to please respond.
>This obviously is not compulsary though...
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>pankaj sekhsaria
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