"A stitch in time": group work during the covid-19 scare in the Nicobar Islands, India. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saini, Ajay
• Is Part Of: Social work with groups. Volume 44:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 22
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Covid-19 -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Nicobarese -- isolated indigenous community -- nationwide lockdown -- vulnerability -- group work -- community solidarity; Social group work -- Periodicals; 361.405
• DOI: 10.1080/01609513.2020.1816765
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-9513

Abstract

ABSTRACT: When India suddenly went into its first coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown in March 2020, several members of a historically isolated indigenous community in the eastern Indian ocean- the Nicobarese, began to panic. Their leaders came together and formed a group to boost community solidarity and helped the vulnerable indigenes to safely navigate through the crisis. In these uncertain times of Covid-19, when the "modern" world appears more fissured than ever, leaving its "others" to fend for themselves; the Nicobarese's group has set an example for everyone to follow.