For Indians of today, the history of Andaman and Nicobar islands usually spring up as an aching and relevant memory for very particular reasons. The notorious cellular jails of Kalapani operated by the British and the atrocities and controversial political developments associated with them are not mere footnotes in Indian history. They reverberate to this day in nationalist politics and propoganda. However, what's often looked over is the fact that the Andamanese people too, whether the natives or the descendants of the settlers from the colonial period, had stories to tell. Stories of oppression, liberation, manipulation and collective trauma. Interestingly, that story cannot be solely narrated through the usual critiques of British imperialism. This time, we shall look eastward, and witness the consequences of the blazing sun rising in the Andaman Sea. The year was 1942, a momentous period that saw the epitome of Axis aggression in both the Pacific and Atlantic fronts. The seco...
History isn’t boring — the way it’s told often is. Here, we breathe life into unique historical events, narrating them in a way that resonates with the uninitiated and sparks true curiosity. We don’t just recount the past; we explore it through the lens of a storyteller.