Cricket in the Middle of the Ocean
Crazy Rolling Waves in the Pacific
Maritime Hub of Asia
Fire Controlled on LPG Tanker in Southern Iran
Polar Night, Polar Lights
Suez Canal Crossing
To Fish or Flee: The Punargeham Relocation Project
After consecutive floods and rising death tolls along the coasts, in 2021 the communist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of Kerala ruled in favor of the Punargeham (“regenerate”/”reborn”) project to relocate coastal fishing villages further inland. The project was launched to “protect” fishers from the impending risks of climate change, particularly rising sea levels, that have […]
Kappalottam: Sailing on Fasted Shoulders
Ship Procession or “Kappalottam” at Kuravilangad Church Every January, the ropes that tie her 40-foot-long body to the walls of the Kuravilangad Church in coastal Kerala are undone. Held up on the shoulders of fasting men, she moves with the throng around her outside the church, enacting the mythical memory of a storm. She has […]