The Great Nicobar: India's Southern Fortune

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a group of 572 islands, located in the Bay of Bengal, form a beautiful canvas of vivid colours. These islands are blessed with tropical rainforests, varieties of forest animals, exotic sea beaches and exclusive tourist attractions.

The Great Nicobar Island helps us understand how the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in general, and Great Nicobar, in particular, can be a keystone of India's strategic and developmental trajectory. It describes the fascinating collection of the exotic flora and fauna of the island and discusses the identity and tradition of the Nicobarese and Shompen tribes.

Author Rehan Raza recounts his journey to Indira Point, Navy Dera, Mount Thullier, Galathea, Makachua and Afra Bay and gives a vivid description of Great Nicobar Island along with other tourist destinations in the Andamans.

Raza also writes about the tsunami and captures the ordeal of the survivors and the efforts made by the administration in the aftermath.