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The Indian Forester July 1953

1953

It was then found that these Shom-Pens belong to the same stock as the other inhabtants of these Islands — an isolated group of the primitive Malayans — and that later some unknown causes brought about a division among them into two distinct ethnological groups — the Shorn-Pens of the interior of the Great Nicobar and the coastal people or the Nicobarese. [...] The Head-man Akanya of the Shorn-Pens took the party right up to the very source of Jubilee river stayed a night with the party in jungle and brought them back to Ganges Harbour on the north of Great Nicobar Next they came in contact with the Shorn-Pens living about 5 miles from the mouth of the Dogmar river. [...] The party immediately allowed the head-man to land and requested him to follow the canoe and then to the camp. [...] The language of the Shorn-Pens differs from that of the Nicobarese and the language of the wild Shorn-Pens differs from that of the friendly tribes. [...] The growth of trees will1953 TREK TO BADRINATH 365 not only counteract erosion and reduce the force of the avalanches but in course of time will also supply the firewood charcoal and timber requirements of the town.
agriculture environment
Pages
71
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120200
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ix V. S. Krishnaswamy view
Editorial Notes IV Vana Mahotsava — July 1953
355-355 V. S. Krishnaswamy view
Shom-Pens of the Great Nicobar
356-361 B.S. Chengappa view
Trek to Badrinath
362-365 R. Sahai view
On Lakshadia Fici Green With its Red and Yellow Forms
366-368 S. Mahdihassan view
The Seasoning Behaviour of Indian Timbers Part II (Kiln Drying Schedules)
369-375 M. A. Rehman view
Problems of Tropical Silviculture and Management Rain Forests of South India*
376-382 K. N. R. Nair view
Statistical Methods in Forest Research*
383-389 K.R. Nair view
Naval Stores Industry
390-394 O.N. Muttoo view
Tour Notes - South Chanda Division
395-iii Lakhpat Rai view
Letters to the Editor
399-402 V. S. Krishnaswamy view
Obituary Eugene Ashley Clive Modder
403-i V. S. Krishnaswamy view
Gazette Notifications
xxiii-xxiv V. S. Krishnaswamy view
List of Books and Periodicals Received During the Month of April 1953
xxv-xxv V. S. Krishnaswamy view

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