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Category Archive for 'Nicobar Islands'

The Tsunami of 2004 has caused extensive devastation to the Nicobar Islands.
For me, it was heartbreaking to see the devastation caused by Mother Nature to her own creation. But, perhaps, this is a part of the eternal cycle of existence. Destruction an inevitable component of sustenance.

The Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are arranged [...]

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From:
The Times Of India, Mumbai:
Tuesday, December 26, 2006.
How the bow-shaped islands were bent out of shape
by Nina Martyris
It was like a terrorist attack by nature. Stealthy and shattering; a serving of notice in the most brutal way possible. On December 26, 2004, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal were transformed [...]

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Nitya Kaushik in
Urban Misadventures
The Indian Express May 14 2007.
For most of us, a three year job posting in Andaman would seem like a confinement.
But not for former Naval Ophthalmologist Dr Tilak Bera, who used his tenure from 1999 to 2002 to his advantage. Bitten by wanderlust and getting the opportunity to sail away from home, [...]

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