Triloknath Pandit

Triloknath Pandit is an Indian anthropologist. He was the first professional anthropologist to land on the North Sentinel Island.[1] He led the team that established the first friendly contact with Sentinelese people on 4 January 1991.[2] He was head of the Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre of the Anthropological Survey of India.

References

  1. ↑ Evald, Pierre. "The Andaman Islanders - a state of the art report 1996.". Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ↑ McGirk, Tim (1993-01-10). "Islanders running out of isolation: Tim McGirk in the Andaman Islands reports on the fate of the Sentinelese". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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