They are one of five "particularly vulnerable" tribes across the Nicobar and Andaman islands chain, but the only one on Great Nicobar. Very few of the Shompen have ever had contact with the ...

The secluded Shompen tribe, who "inhabit the interior of the island's lush forests" and have done so for thousands of years, are "illiterate by modern standards" but are "self-sufficient", having ...

Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. The Independent reached out to senior officials ...