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| birth_place = [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India | | birth_place = [[Car Nicobar]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India | ||
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'''Edward Kutchat''' was an Indian tribal leader<ref name="Kingdom For a Jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.littleindia.com/odds-ends/10269-kingdom-for-a-jacket.html | title=Kingdom For a Jacket | publisher=Little India | date=16 October 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004202951/http://www.littleindia.com/odds-ends/10269-kingdom-for-a-jacket.html | archive-date=4 October 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Chief of the Tribal Council of [[Car Nicobar|Car Nicobar island]].<ref name="When Nehru got land in exchange for his jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/books/when-nehru-got-land-in-exchange-for-his-jacket-113748.html | title=When Nehru got land in exchange for his jacket | publisher=Mathrubhumi | date=4 September 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami)">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Through-Nicobars-History-Nicobar/dp/B008NZ26QK | title=A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami) | publisher=Zen publication | author=Dr. Tilak Ranjan Bera | year=2010 | pages=279 | isbn=9788190612142}}</ref> He was featured in the media for cooperating with the Indian Government by offering his land for the expansion of airfields in Car Nicobar island, in exchange for the [[Nehru jacket|jacket]] worn by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], on a visit to the island.<ref name="Nehru got land for his jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.andhrawishesh.com/375-wishesh-special/15579-nehru-got-land-for-his-jacket.html | title=Nehru got land for his jacket | publisher=Andhra Telangana Vishesh | date=5 September 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> He was also reported to have assisted [[Nicobarese people]] in promoting their business.<ref name="History of Jadwets">{{cite web | url=http://www.jadwet.com/history-of-jadwets.php | title=History of Jadwets | publisher=Jadwet Trading Company | date=2015 | access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1989.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | '''Edward Kutchat''' was an Indian tribal leader<ref name="Kingdom For a Jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.littleindia.com/odds-ends/10269-kingdom-for-a-jacket.html | title=Kingdom For a Jacket | publisher=Little India | date=16 October 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004202951/http://www.littleindia.com/odds-ends/10269-kingdom-for-a-jacket.html | archive-date=4 October 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Chief of the Tribal Council of [[Car Nicobar|Car Nicobar island]].<ref name="When Nehru got land in exchange for his jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/books/when-nehru-got-land-in-exchange-for-his-jacket-113748.html | title=When Nehru got land in exchange for his jacket | publisher=Mathrubhumi | date=4 September 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami)">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Through-Nicobars-History-Nicobar/dp/B008NZ26QK | title=A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami) | publisher=Zen publication | author=Dr. Tilak Ranjan Bera | year=2010 | pages=279 | isbn=9788190612142}}</ref> He was featured in the media for cooperating with the Indian Government by offering his land for the expansion of airfields in Car Nicobar island, in exchange for the [[Nehru jacket|jacket]] worn by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], on a visit to the island.<ref name="Nehru got land for his jacket">{{cite web | url=http://www.andhrawishesh.com/375-wishesh-special/15579-nehru-got-land-for-his-jacket.html | title=Nehru got land for his jacket | publisher=Andhra Telangana Vishesh | date=5 September 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> He was also reported to have assisted [[Nicobarese people]] in promoting their business.<ref name="History of Jadwets">{{cite web | url=http://www.jadwet.com/history-of-jadwets.php | title=History of Jadwets | publisher=Jadwet Trading Company | date=2015 | access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1989.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref> | ||
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Edward Kutchat was an Indian tribal leader[1] and the Chief of the Tribal Council of Car Nicobar island.[2][3] He was featured in the media for cooperating with the Indian Government by offering his land for the expansion of airfields in Car Nicobar island, in exchange for the jacket worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, on a visit to the island.[4] He was also reported to have assisted Nicobarese people in promoting their business.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1989.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Kingdom For a Jacket". Little India. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "When Nehru got land in exchange for his jacket". Mathrubhumi. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Dr. Tilak Ranjan Bera (2010). A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami). Zen publication. p. 279. ISBN 9788190612142.
- ↑ "Nehru got land for his jacket". Andhra Telangana Vishesh. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "History of Jadwets". Jadwet Trading Company. 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Tilak Ranjan Bera (2010). A Journey Through Nicobars: A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami (Nicobars, A History of Nicobar Islands Pre and Post Tsunami). Zen publication. p. 279. ISBN 9788190612142.
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