Chennai, Tamil Nadu •
Jun 18, 2024
Between the city lords and the deep blue sea
Fisherfolk from Chennai’s Nochikuppam are being forced to move to an indoor market, a little away from the beach where they have traditionally sold their catch. For the community resisting this move, it is a question of livelihood security and identity
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Divya Karnad
Divya Karnad is an international award-winning marine geographer and conservationist. She is the co-founder of InSeason Fish. She also loves to write and report.
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Pratishtha Pandya
Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.
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Manini Bansal
Manini Bansal is a Bengaluru-based visual communication designer and photographer working in the field of conservation. She also does documentary photography.
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Abhishek Gerald
Abhishek Gerald is a marine biologist based in Chennai. He works on conservation and sustainable seafood with the Foundation for Ecological Research Advocacy and Learning and InSeason Fish.
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Sriganesh Raman
Sriganesh Raman is a marketing professional, who loves photography. He is a tennis player, who also writes blogs on a wide variety of topics. His association with Inseason Fish means learning a lot about the environment.
