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Triloknath Pandit | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 89–90) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | T.N. Pandit |
| Alma mater | Delhi University (MS) |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Known for | North Sentinel Island survey |
Triloknath Pandit (born 1935) is an Indian anthropologist. He was the first professional anthropologist to land on North Sentinel Island in 1967, leading to the first friendly contact with the Sentinelese on 4 January 1991.
Early life and education
[edit]Pandit was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India, in 1935[1] into a Kashmiri Pandit family.[2] His father was a professor at the University of Kashmir.[3] He studied science at the University of Kashmir and earned a Master of Science degree in Anthropology at the University of Delhi.[4]
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In 1967, Pandit was given the task to lead an expedition to North Sentinel Island by the governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The expeditions were initially hostile as the Sentinelese hid in the jungle and shot arrows at him and his crew on later trips.[6] For 24 years, Pandit and his team brought a variety of gifts and offerings that eventually led to the first friendly contact in 1991. He was head of the Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre of the Anthropological Survey of India.[7]
Works
[edit]- Pandit, T. N. (1985). The Tribal and Non-Tribal in Andaman Islands: A historical perspective. Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 20:111-131.
- Pandit, T. N. (1990). The Sentinelese. Kolkata: Seagull Books.
- Pandit, T. N. & Chattopadhyay, M. (1989). Meeting the Sentinel Islanders: The Least Known of the Andaman Hunter-Gatherers. Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society 24:169-178.
References
[edit]- ^ Joshi, Mallica (24 November 2018). "American killed in Andaman: A veteran expert has a way out — Coconuts, iron, and some caution". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Barry, Ellen (5 May 2017). "A Season of Regret for an Aging Tribal Expert in India". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Quraishi, Humra (2004). Kashmir, the Untold Story. Penguin Books. p. 83. ISBN 9780143030874.
- ^ Pandit, M.L.; Pandit, T.N. (2005). Kashmiri Pandits, A Contemporary Perspective. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. ISBN 9788176488129.
- ^ Hoffmann, Benjamin (2024). Sentinel Island: A Novel. Translated by Alan J. Singerman. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781835533482.
- ^ McGirk, Tim (10 January 1993). "Islanders running out of isolation: Tim McGirk in the Andaman Islands reports on the fate of the Sentinelese". The Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "The man who spent decades befriending isolated Sentinelese tribe". BBC News. 27 November 2018.
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