OVERVIEW :
About Andaman:
The Andaman and Nicobar islands are a group of beautiful islands that are located down south in the Bay of Bengal. Andaman Island is a union territory that is a part of the Indian subcontinent with Port Blair as the capital city.
The history of these islands suggested by the genetic studies states that the Andamanese were isolated from other populations over 30,000 years ago. However, the earliest archaeological evidence dates back to just 2,200 years. The Andaman Islands got its name from an ancient Hindu God, Hanuman the Sanskrit form being Andoman, it was a popular belief of the people that drove them into naming the islands Andoman.
The Nicobar Islands has a history of its name as well, around 1014 to 1042 AD the Chola Empire used the islands as a strategic naval base. They called the island Manakkavaram which meant an open or naked land. Later Marco Polo a European traveler who referred to the islands as ‘Necuverran’ which was the crooked version of its Tamizh name. Eventually, the name was changed to Nicobar when the British took over the islands.