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A review by flawedpoetry
The Last Wave by Pankaj Sekhsaria
5.0
"The last wave" is set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. I picked it up for the sole reason that its setting was something which had fascinated me for long but about which I knew next to nothing. For me, Andaman and Nicobar Islands were a secluded part of India with a small population and preserved natural forests and wildlife. Recently the islands were in national and international news when the Sentinelese (a native tribe) killed an American preacher. The native tribes of these islands have had no contact with the modern world and have been living in seclusion.
When I came across this book, I was delighted to finally have something which would give me an insight into the life on the islands. The book is the story of the islands. It is very well written and gave me a lot of information about the islands. I was shocked to find that people from my own city had settled in the Andamans. The islands belong to the tribes. They were the original inhabitants but they are threatened by the continuous rise in outside population. The Jarawa, who are the prominent tribe in the book suffer first hand because of the growing influence of outsiders. The large-scale destruction of the ecosystem was heartbreaking to read. No matter how much the sane world talks about preservation of nature, ultimately it is the survival of the fittest. How much the fittest deserve to survive is a question for debate though.
When I came across this book, I was delighted to finally have something which would give me an insight into the life on the islands. The book is the story of the islands. It is very well written and gave me a lot of information about the islands. I was shocked to find that people from my own city had settled in the Andamans. The islands belong to the tribes. They were the original inhabitants but they are threatened by the continuous rise in outside population. The Jarawa, who are the prominent tribe in the book suffer first hand because of the growing influence of outsiders. The large-scale destruction of the ecosystem was heartbreaking to read. No matter how much the sane world talks about preservation of nature, ultimately it is the survival of the fittest. How much the fittest deserve to survive is a question for debate though.