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Buliamma, a lady able to debunk clichés: “Women on board bring good luck”

Traditionally, fishing is mainly conducted by men. But now, in India, the presence of women is well established in the fish processing sector. Visakhapatnam, aka Vizag, also known as “the city of the waves”, is...
  • 18 Giugno 2019
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  • Kerala
  • 29 Aprile 2019
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Cleaning sea of plastics to build roads, the Kerala Way

“Kerala is God’s own country”, this was the expression created a couple of decades ago to promote this state of South India, blessed with exuberant...
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  • Kerala
  • 2 Aprile 2019
  • 881

KERALA, GOD’S OWN COUNTRY, FISHING BETWEEN CHICANE AND ANCIENT CHINESE NETS

Among thousand faces of India there is a region often referred to as “God’s own country”: Kerala. A land known for its ports and tea...
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  • Goa
  • 17 Marzo 2019
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Goa, a kaleidoscopic blend where fisherfolk and environment are fighting to live in symbiosis

Goa is a kaleidoscopic blend of ecosystems, cultures and flavors that could also be nicknamed “the little Emerald Indian”. Nestled among the Western Ghat and...
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Vanakbara Veraval

The call of the sea still has an echo in Vanakbara

India can be described as the land of the incredible contrasts, often hard to understand deeply. It is the land where the five senses are constantly excited by vivid colors, deafening sounds, strong flavours and...
  • 10 Marzo 2019
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  • Veraval
  • 27 Febbraio 2019
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Life in a boat, the Andhra Pradesh flavour in Gujarat’s fisheries

The first episode of On Floating Humans at Yamuna River (New Delhi) is still vivid in our memories, it has left a deep scratch on...
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  • Yamuna River
  • 14 Febbraio 2019
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Fishing in the compromised river

The first episode of onfloatinghumans takes place at the Yamuna river, also known as the Jumma, the second largest tributary river of the Ganges and...
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  • OFH
  • 9 Febbraio 2019
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A day in a life of a fisherman

A day in a life of a fisherman, neither fully on land nor in the ocean
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OFH

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“Why India? Because it was an old promise. And why Lipari? Because it is always a new confirmation, the confirmation of where I come from. Did you notice that they have the same shape?”
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A human who, every day, casts for hope and floating
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    18 Giugno 2019

    Buliamma, a lady able to debunk clichés: “Women on board bring good luck”
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    29 Aprile 2019

    Cleaning sea of plastics to build roads, the Kerala Way
  • KERALA, GOD’S OWN COUNTRY, FISHING BETWEEN CHICANE AND ANCIENT CHINESE NETS

    2 Aprile 2019

    KERALA, GOD’S OWN COUNTRY, FISHING BETWEEN CHICANE AND ANCIENT CHINESE NETS
  • Goa, a kaleidoscopic blend where fisherfolk and environment are fighting to live in symbiosis

    17 Marzo 2019

    Goa, a kaleidoscopic blend where fisherfolk and environment are fighting to live in symbiosis

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More about the episode #07 of onfloatinghumans.com More about the episode #07 of onfloatinghumans.com “Nokalamma and Buliamma, the two sisters leaders of Vizag’s Fishing Harbour” She is Nokalamma (57 y.o.), and with her sister Buliamma (65 y.o.), are the most respected, and at the same time, feared women of the Fishing Harbour. Every one in the business wants to be associated with them. The only thing that everyone is scared of is their short temper. If they are angry, they can shoot you down with their words! Nokalamma is the younger sister, she looked up to Buliamma and she had had built her own business by watching her elder sister grow. She, today , is the main seafood supplier for 5 star hotel in Visakhapatnam. Continue reading onfloatinghumans.com . . “Nokalamma and Buliamma, le due sorelle imprenditrici che dominano il porto ittico di Vizag” Lei è Nokalamma (57 anni), e con sua sorella Buliamma (65 anni), sono le donne più rispettate e allo stesso tempo temute del Porto di Vizag. Chiunque, nel business delle pesca, vorrebbe lavorare con loro. L'unica cosa di cui tutti hanno paura è il loro carattere irascibile. Quando sono arrabbiate, possono azzittire anche con una sola occhiata! Nokalamma è la sorella più giovane, cresciuta con l’esempio di Buliamma, e guardando la sorella maggiore crescere è riuscita ad avviare anche lei una sua attività. Oggi, è la principale fornitrice di prodotti ittici per gli Hotel a 5 stelle di Visakhapatnam. Continua a leggere su onfloatinghumans.com
On Floating Humans. Episode #07 (link in bio) “B On Floating Humans. Episode #07 (link in bio) “Buliamma, a lady able to debunk clichés: women on board bring good luck” Visakhapatnam, aka Vizag, also known as "the city of the waves", is one of the largest ports in India and is one of the thirty-one cities of the Indian subcontinent to 'boast' over one million inhabitants. It is a fast-growing city: in 1930 it had only three thousand souls, but now it swarms with cargo ships and fishing pirogues operating in this bay creating a continuous and colorful coming and going of sails. From dawn to dusk the fishermen and their sailing pirogues, named in the local language "Jalari", leave the bay and drop their nets offshore and return to the shore, letting themselves slide deftly on the waves. The name of the village where the fishermen of this area of ​​Andra Pradesh live is Jalaripeta, which means precisely the 'boat village' in the Telagu language. To date it appears that, in the state of Andra Pradesh, this is the last community to still use sailing pirogues in the practice of small-scale fishing. The sails of the pirogues, however, are not the only protagonists of Vizag, in fact to dominate the scene of this ancient and frenetic port there are the sisters Buliamma and Nokalamma... Continue reading onfloatinghumans.com . . “Buliamma, una donna capace di sfatare i luoghi comuni: le donne in mare portano bene” Visakhapatnam, aka Vizag, soprannominata anche “la città delle onde”, ospita uno dei porti più grandi dell'India ed è una delle trentuno città del subcontinente indiano a 'vantare' oltre un milione di abitanti. E' una città cresciuta velocemente: nel 1930 contava solo tremila anime, ma ora brulica di navi cargo e piroghe da pesca che operano in questa baia creando un continuo e variopinto andirivieni di vele. Dall'alba al tramonto i pescatori e le loro piroghe a vela, denominate nella lingua locale “Jalari”, escono dalla baia e calano le reti al largo e tornano a riva lasciandosi scivolare con destrezza sulle onde. Il nome del villaggio in cui vivono i pescatori di quest’area dell’Andra Pradesh è Jalaripeta, che significa per l’appunto ‘v
More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com ... “And then, plastic roads help create jobs!” Thanks to the Keralan project "Suchitwa sagaram, Sundara sagaram", 19 ladies have now the opportunity to contribute this revolution in developing plastic roads. Their names are: Sheena, Retna Usha, Chandra Lekha, Molly, Siloma, Lizy, Sisy, Suganthy, Sumi, Merin, Shyny, Mary, Nalini, Shobha, Shobhana, Carmel, Sahaya Rani, Julie and Soumya. They also had the possibility to attend a dedicated training and they are protected by the labour law receiving adequate salaries. Continue reading onfloatinghumans.com
More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com The first plastic road in India is now ready! On 11 March 2019, thanks to the collaboration of Keralan fishing crews, the first 2-km road Keralapuram and Kovilmukku has been built using 500 kg of plastic granules coming from the Ocean. keep reading onfloatinghumans.com
More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com More about the episode #06 of onfloatinghumans.com Fishermen in Kerala hit the plastic road! Every one of India’s 1.3 billion people uses an average 11kg of plastic each year. After being used, much of this plastic finds its way to the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, where it can maim and kill fish, birds and other marine wildlife. Fisherman in Kerala are taking on the battle to cut the level of plastic waste in the oceans. They removed 25 tonnes of plastic from the Arabian Sea, including 10 tonnes of plastic bags and bottles Continue reading on onfloatinghumans.com
On Floating Humans. Episode #06 (link in bio) Clea On Floating Humans. Episode #06 (link in bio) Cleaning sea of plastic to build roads, the Kerala way. "Kerala is God's own country", this was the expression created a couple of decades ago to promote this state of South India, blessed with exuberant nature and culture. But for a couple of years, this paradise has also been protected by its inhabitants, the fishermen. Visiting this state, we notice how the safeguard of the environment is an inclusive commitment[...] Kerala is tangibly a virtuous example, made up of ideas and projects that can also be modulated for other Indian states and beyond. One of these, for example, is "Suchitwa sagaram, Sundara sagaram", launched in July 2017 by the minister for fish policies. J. Mercykutty Amma. The result of an extended collaboration was to implement a sorting and processing area of plastic, coming from the sea, inside the main ports of the city of Kollam. Each type of plastic component is reduced to a pulp and then added to the bitumen, giving life to a long-lasting mixture to rebuild the road surface[...] Continue reading onfloatinghumans.com ... “Kerala is God's own country”, questa fu l’espressione coniata un paio di decenni fa per promuovere a livello turistico questo stato dell’India del Sud, benedetto da una natura e cultura esuberanti. Ma da un paio di anni, questo paradiso è protetto anche dai suoi stessi abitanti, i pescatori. Visitando questo stato si nota subito come la salvaguardia dell’ambiente sia un impegno inclusivo [...] Il Kerala è tangibilmente un esempio virtuoso, fatto di idee e progetti modulabili anche per altri stati indiani e non solo. Uno di questi, ad esempio, è “Suchitwa sagaram, Sundara sagaram”, lanciato nel luglio del 2017 dalla ministra per le politiche ittiche. J. Mercykutty Amma. Il risultato è stato quello implementare un’area di smistamento e lavorazione della plastica, proveniente dal mare, all’interno dei principali porti della città di Kollam. Ogni componente plastico viene ridotto in poltiglia e poi aggiunto al bitum liquido, dando vita a una miscela duratura con cui rifare il manto stradale[...] Continua a leggere su onfloatinghuman.com
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