Nicobar, a long way... Trailer 1.20 min

The Nicobar Group of Islands were located ideally on an ancient trade route to the far east deep in the Bay of Bengal, inhabited by the aboriginal people Nicobarese. The islands were much frequented by passing traders for sojourns. Even as precious commodities as cotton, indigo, ivory sailed across the islands, the Nicobarese bartered coconuts, thousands of them for fancies like an old hat or a coat, silk handkerchiefs, sometimes even empty alcohol bottles ! In 1956, after being annexed to the Indian state, the islands came to be protected under the Andaman and Nicobar Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation. Free Passage was restricted. No one, not even Indian citizens could visit the islands and the Nicobarese got cut off as if living in a time capsule until the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. Seven years after Tsunami, the film looks at the erstwhile self-contained universe now scattered and fragmented to eventually amalgamate in a much larger world order over which they have little control.