Sea Hunters being hunted

Indian Express, Delhi, 26 - February, 2012

Last week, when an Italian ship fired at a Boat off the Kerala coast, killing two fishermen, the echoes were felt in Thoothoor, a panchayath in Kanyakumari district whose fishermen and boats are spread across India's western and eastern coasts.

Report by Shaju Philip

Photographs by Nirmal Harindran

Divided by a Dam

Indian Express 4th December 2011

Vallakkadavu village - down the nose of Mullaperiyar Dam.

Balu, a Tamilian from Vallakadavu, Kerala express his worries regarding the routes of the oncoming water if something unfortunate happens.

One of the many worried families in Vallakadavu Village, whose members are staying close to each other these days.

Lakshmiyamma in front of her damaged home from Vallakadavu.

A village from Theni district, Tamil Nadu which would have been a desert if not for the Mullaperiyar water.

" Our lives and cultivation are completely linked to the water from Mullaperiyar. If the water level is reduced our supply will be affected " says Sreedharan a paddy farmer from Cumbum, Tamil Nadu.

Day in progress from paddy fields in Cumbum, Tamil Nadu.