India Uncut - The Tsunami Posts
At the end of December 2004 and the beginning of January 2005, I travelled through the tsunami-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, India. These are the posts from just before, during and after my trip that I wrote for my blog, India Uncut.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Despatches 32: No more fishing
“Some fishermen,” says Dr Ramachandran of the Rotary club, “come and tell us, ‘we don’t want to go near the sea anymore, we don’t want to fish. Give us something else to do.’ So giving the fishermen a livelihood does not just mean giving them their boats and fishing nets back."