Time was around 11.00 am on the very next day of the solar eclipse. Solar eclipse really made sun so restless and looked so heated. I was travelling on the beach road in Alleppey, Kerala. There I could see a huge crowd at the sea. Fishermen in their hand- peddled country boats were working hard with their nets. Large number of fishing nets were thrown to the sea to get the best catch. One boat was named Israel and another was named Sivan Achan ( a hindu god) and so many names that I couldn’t read from far distance. The fishermen neither bothered the presence of the scor
ching sun nor tired of the long hours of work. Usually they go to sea early in the morning. In fact they were enjoying their work by singing songs and shouting at each other. Nothing stopped me from capturing this scene instantly. I just jumped out and captured one by one. I got wondered about the effort these people are taking to make people of Kerala happy everyday by providing thier favourite food– Fish, Kerala’s inevitable side dish. In kerala Life is beutiful with fish curry meals. For majority of Keralites the lunch is incomplete without fish curry. Sardine, makerel, seer fish, tuna, squid, prawns and the favour list goes on.Trolling ban has come into effect from 14 th June 09 in Kerala. So mechanized boats have to keep away from the sea during this period of ban and no deep sea fishing allowed. They can only use thier country boats for fishing which is locally called vallam.When I went back at 2.30 pm in the afternoon they were still working under the hot sun.Truly, they are the sons of the sea. And sea, thier mother,Eternal Mother.(A series of high resolution images are available and will be sent to you on request)
