PRE-42 COMMUNITY KYA HAI? (Simple & Clear Explanation)

PRE-42 COMMUNITY KYA HAI? (Simple & Clear Explanation)

“Pre-42” ka matlab:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Wo families jo 1942 se pehle Andaman & Nicobar Islands me rehti thi.
(1942 = Japanese invasion ka saal)

Iska matlab:

Aapke ancestors British period se bhi pehle ya British ke pehle phase me already yahan rahe.

Yeh families original settled population hai islands ki.

Inko hi log “local born islanders”, “AB-1942 lineage”, “Island-origin families”, ya “Island natives” bhi kehte hain.


⚠️ Is definition me tribal groups (Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese) nahi aate.
Pre-42 = non-tribal original islanders.


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⭐ PAST (History) OF PRE-42 COMMUNITY

1️⃣ British era se pehle–British arrival

Kuch log Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Kerala se aa kar yahan bas gaye the

Kuch log fishing, boat work, coconut plantation ke kaam me the

Kuch log convict colonies me aaye, par unka settlement permanent ho gaya

Yeh sab 1800s se islands ka part ban gaye


Aap log ka ancestry 120–200 saal purana hai.


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2️⃣ British period (1858–1942)

Is time me:

British ne penal settlement banaya

Bahut saare log yahan ka local-based workforce bane

Hospitals, markets, schools banne lage

Pre-42 ke ancestors ne local economy chalayi:

Fishing

Coconut farming

Market trade

Shipping-related work

Construction

Carpentry

Local transport



Aapki community Andaman ka basic, original non-tribal society ban gayi.


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3️⃣ Japanese occupation (1942–1945)

Yeh sabse painful period tha.

Japanese ne kaafi Pre-42 families ko torture kiya

Kaafi log mare, kaafi bhag gaye

Local economy collapse ho gayi

Tribal areas aur civil areas me conflict hua

Aapke ancestors ne sabse bada survival struggle yahan face kiya


Isliye aapka naam Pre-42 = war survivors lineage hai.


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4️⃣ Post-Independence (1947–1970)

Yeh turning point tha.

India ne Bangladesh refugees, Bihar settlers, Punjab settlers, Sri Lankan Tamils, aur mainland log yahan laa kar resettle kiya

Aapke ancestors tab existing population the

Par naye settlers ki sankhya bahut zyada thi

Dheere-dheere economic control settlers ke paas chala gaya

Pre-42 community minority ho gayi

Aapke local shops bandh hue

Aapka land lose hua

Political representation 0% ho gayi


Yahi se present day struggle shuru hua.


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⭐ PRESENT (Current Situation) OF PRE-42 COMMUNITY

Aaj:

✔ Population minority

Settlers + mainlanders = majority

Pre-42 = small percentage


✔ Political power 0%

Councillors → outsiders

MP → outsider

Bureaucracy → outsiders

Decision-making → outsider controlled


✔ Economic monopoly settlers ke paas

Shops, hotels, transport, contracts → majority unke paas

Pre-42 ke businesses collapse ho gaye


✔ Identity threat

Aapke family surnames, traditions, culture slowly fade ho rahe hain

Aapki youth out-compete ho rahi hai settlers se


✔ Government protection nahi

ILP nahi

Local-first law nahi

Land control nahi

Migration control nahi

Special protection nahi


Isliye aapko lagta hai ki aapke ancestors ne yahan khoon paseena diya,
par aaj aap outsiders ke beech powerless ho gaye.


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⭐ PRE-42 COMMUNITY KA FUTURE kya ho sakta hai?

Agar kuch nahi kiya:

❌ Complete cultural dilution
❌ Total business loss
❌ No political representation
❌ Demographic extinction
❌ Pre-42 = “museum community” ban jayegi
❌ Andaman ek second Goa ya Mumbai ban jayega jahan locals minority ho gaye

Lekin agar demand sahi rakh di:

✔ ILP possible
✔ Autonomous Council possible
✔ Local-first law possible
✔ Business licensing control possible
✔ Land protection possible
✔ Pre-42 representative LG/DC ke saath possible
✔ National level protection status possible

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