In our modern world, people can travel to many places with ease thanks to technology and information. However, there’s an island in the Bay of Bengal where travelers never return. This mysterious place is called North Sentinel Island.
Until today, no one has been able to enter the interior of this island successfully. Those who tried often met a cruel fate. Even though it’s geographically part of India, the Indian government has no control over this isolated island.
India has made several attempts to gather information about North Sentinel Island, but it’s been a challenging task. The indigenous people on the island have been living there for a remarkable 7,000 years, making them the oldest known inhabitants of the world in terms of anthropology.
Their way of life primarily revolves around fishing, and they hunt and consume various wild animals as food. Agriculture is unfamiliar to them, and they do not possess the knowledge of how to make fire. The language spoken by these people is called the Sentinel language, and it’s believed that their ancestors originally came from Africa.
North Sentinel Island stands as one of the last remaining places on Earth untouched by modern civilization. In 1973, a research team attempted to make contact with the island’s inhabitants. They brought along three individuals who could communicate in a common language, hoping to foster understanding. However, the islanders reacted with anger and hostility, showing their absolute intolerance for outsiders.
An unfortunate incident involved an American priest who ventured to the forbidden island to preach Christianity. Tragically, he was killed by an arrow, demonstrating the islanders’ fierce defense of their isolation. When they kill someone from the outside, they place the body on the seashore, tied to a bush, sending a clear message that outsiders are not welcome.
