Andaman Diaries

17/08/2017

Check out the Slow motion video on Andamans {@120 fps shot using iPhone 7 1080P} by Lohit Sontakki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX6g_bzEiBc

120 seconds of 1080P video shot using iPhone 7 at 120 frames per second.

17/08/2017

At the independence of both (1947) and (1948),
the departing British announced their intention to resettle
all Anglo-Indians and Anglo-Burmese on the and to form their own nation,
although this never materialized.
It became part of the Indian union in 1950 and was declared a union territory on 1956.

17/08/2017

During WW2, and were the only part of to come under Japanese
occupation.The Japanese did occupy parts of North-Eastern India, but only for six months.
Surprisingly, these islands were a part of occupation for three years.

17/08/2017

The most widely spoken language on the islands is not Andamanese or Nicobarese.

17/08/2017

The Nicobar Islands are believed to have been inhabited for thousands of years.
Six indigenous Nicobarese languages are spoken on the islands, which are part of the Mon–Khmer
branch of the Austroasiatic language family, which includes Mon, Khmer
and Vietnamese languages of Southeast Asia, and the Munda languages of India.

21/07/2017

and is also known for the various types of available. Water sports include snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing, under-sea walking and other thrilling sports. Water Sports is one main cause of the huge tourist attraction to this place. People can enjoy with their families and prefer to relax or excite themselves.

21/07/2017

During World War II, the islands were occupied by Japan between 1942 and 1945. India occupied the Island after that, as its Territory.

21/07/2017

The Nicobar Islands are believed to have been inhabited for thousands of years. Six indigenous Nicobarese languages are spoken on the islands, which are part of the Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family, which includes Mon, Khmer and Vietnamese languages of Southeast Asia, and the Munda languages of India. An indigenous tribe living at the southern tip of Great Nicobar, called the Shompen, may be of Mesolithic Southeast Asian origin.

21/07/2017

The Nicobar Islands are recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, the Nicobar Islands rain forests, with many endemic species.

21/07/2017

The Nicobar are part of a great island arc created by the collision of the Indo-Australian Plate with Eurasia. The collision lifted the and most of the Indonesian islands, and created a long arc of highlands and islands, which includes the Arakan Yoma range of Burma, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, and the islands off the west coast of Sumatra, including the Banyak Islands and Mentawai Islands