Two years back 2023
Words will be small for hospitality served by Team Andaman Trips Sh Bijit and Team

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Excellent trip, well organised by Mr Bijit and Team. He is a very fantastic and gentle person who better understands the traveller needs and choices. I recommend everyone to go for Andaman Trips Online.

Excellent service by Vijay ji and his officials. We had wonderful stay at Port blair. Our flight got delayed by one day still all the points were covered by his team within available time. Great job done ...

I and my wife booked Andaman Trips Online and got life time memories. I love Andaman and wants to visit again with my full family.

Our Trip to Andaman.
When I set out from London to attend the wedding ceremony of my beloved niece I never thought I would visit Andaman. We had serious plan to visit the Southern India. At the end I am so glad that I came here. I rediscovered myself.

Thanks to Bijit and his wonderful team for organising our trip in a very short time. Their service in looking after us was really appreciable. Everyone did whatever they could do to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable.

We landed in Port Blair on 1 February. On the same day we visited Cellular Jail. A place must be visited if you are interested to know the history of Liberation Struggle of India. Political prisoners hanged here regularly. Hanging chamber is still intact. When I stepped down below where body was lowered from hanging noose I was speechless. Stood in silence.
Few political prisoners even came to the same prison more than once. He was jokingly saying to his mates that he was missing them so much he could not stay out. Life is the prison was as hard as could be.

On the second day of our visit on 2 February we travelled to Havelock. We stayed there two days visiting various unspoiled beaches. Enjoyed the water sports including snorkelling. Got the photographs and video memories of tropical fishes for life.
On the final leg of our tour we visited Neil Island and Ross Island before returning back to Kolkata.

The other interesting reasons I feel like to write something about our visit is different and the issues is very close to my heart- migration of Hindus from the then East Pakistan now Bangladesh.
I have been told that 95% of the population of Havelock and Neil island is Bengali speaking and mainly migrated from Barisal, Faridpur, Jessore and Khulna areas of now belong to Bangladesh. Almost all of our taxi  drivers was Bengali speaking. They are 4th and 3rd generation forgot the name of the village their ancestors came from. Only remember the old district.

I have chances to speak to few second generations. Still remember the story their previous generations told - why they have migrated from the East Pakistan? The main influx happened after the communal riots in 1965 and before that just after the partition of India in 1947.

Most of them left the home in the darkness of night with what ever they can grab with their hands. Each individual has a heart breaking story to tell. I wish I could write all those for our future generations.

The settled migrants are doing well here as far as I have seen. The resort we were staying in Havelock is owned by Mr Halder from Barisal. His three sons set up three resorts side by side on the land given by him. He sell coconut and fruits. His old house made of tin reminding me the house I grew up.

He told me how his father left East Pakistan in the darkness of night. When they arrived in India they were given the opportunity to settle in the land still he is occupying.
Each of the migrant families were given 19 bighas of land with a tin shed house now it is very expensive. They get good money from sale of supuri and coconut.

In the evening of the last day of my stay we visited a family migrated from my village. We talked about the old memories of our village now in Bangladesh occupied by people moved in from neighbouring village.

I will go back to Kolkata and then London but I will always remember mixing with the people of my land. A lady in the stall serving fruit salad gave me a bigger portion because she realised our ancestors came from Gopalgonj, Bangladesh. Her last name is Hira, most likely she could be my distant relative. Ideally both of should have been living in Gopalgonj but now living in thousands of miles apart. I have been searching the answers to the questions why we have been separated but never got proper answer. We have been brutally uprooted from the land of ancestors and the process still going on. It is an never ending process.

I never felt so much closer of coming home in a holiday. It was an experience I will cherish in my heart for a very long time.