India: Andaman & Nicobar

Islands

By Shruti Paul
 General Information

• Capital: Port Blair

• State Animal:
• Chief Minister: None because
it is a Union Territory
•Lieutenant General Bhopinder
Singh
 Andaman Wood Pigeon –State Bird

Dugong –State Animal

Andaman Padauk –State Tree

 Population

•356,152 live in these islands

•They were immigrants from different states
•after India became a territory
 Language

•Hindi,
• Nicobarese,
•Bengali,
• Tamil,
•Malayalam,
• Telugu
 Culture
•However, the recent culture of Andaman
and Nicobar islands is a blend of varied
religions, languages and ethnic groups.
• All people live here with peace and
harmony and maintain a unique culture of
the territory.
•Religious, cultural as well as modern fairs
and festivals are celebrated with great
enthusiasm by all people irrespective of
religions and faiths.
Food
Clothes
 People
•Marco Polo was one of the 1st people to visit the islands
•The island was inhabited by cannibals

•Kanhoji Angre, a Maratha admiral had his base on the island in the early 18th century.
•Dutch and English merchant vessels on their way to or from their various Asian
colonies.
1. Sources
http://tourism.andaman.nic.in/generali
nfo.htm

2.

http://www.indianetzone.com/8/bhopin
der_singh.htm

http://andamanonline.in/Profile/Cultur
e/