They make their music with hammers, chisels, spanners and other tools. And this percussion band performs not during breaks from their toil, but as part of their work , melding their music with their labour. With 44 rivers, Kerala has long had a lot of boat traffic on its waterways. But due to the advent of extensive road networks and mostly machine-made, prefabricated vessels, the labour force in the boat-making industry has declined sharply. What remains is a fast-shrinking group of highly-skilled boat repairmen who still keep many ageing, almost antique craft afloat with their unrivalled expertise. In this film, they tell us their story.

V. Sasikumar

ଭି.ଶଶିକୁମାର ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ଜଣେ ୨୦୧୫ ପରୀ ଫେଲୋ ଓ ଥିରୁବନନ୍ତପୂରମ୍‌ରର ଜଣେ ଚଳଚିତ୍ର ନିର୍ମାତା ଯିଏ ଗ୍ରାମାଞ୍ଚଳ, ସାମାଜିକ ଓ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ସମସ୍ୟା ଉପରେ ଧ୍ୟାନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀତ କରିଥାନ୍ତି ।

ଏହାଙ୍କ ଲିଖିତ ଅନ୍ୟ ବିଷୟଗୁଡିକ V. Sasikumar
Text Editor : Sharmila Joshi

ଶର୍ମିଳା ଯୋଶୀ ପିପୁଲ୍ସ ଆର୍କାଇଭ୍‌ ଅଫ୍‌ ରୁରାଲ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆର ପୂର୍ବତନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟନିର୍ବାହୀ ସମ୍ପାଦିକା ଏବଂ ଜଣେ ଲେଖିକା ଓ ସାମୟିକ ଶିକ୍ଷୟିତ୍ରୀ

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