SARAM/சரம்
The 7500kms long Indian coastline is dotted with 13 major ports and close to 200 smaller ports and harbours. The future of the Indian economy depends on sea trade. With this in mind, the government has envisaged the Sagarmala Project. This 8 lakh crore rupees project plans to connect all the existing ports through road, rail, and sea, modernize the existing ports, build new ports, and improve the lives of the coastal community.
This has led to the plan of building a major port on the coast between the villages of Kovalam and Keezhamanakudi in the Kanniyakumari district.
The project is a visual story, which uses text, photographs, video, and image manipulation, showing the landscape and lives of people in the region. The people of the land are protesting against the proposed government project. This land has a bird sanctuary, turtle egg-laying region, mangrove forest, Manakudi estuary, dunes, farmlands, and fishing villages.
This has led to the plan of building a major port on the coast between the villages of Kovalam and Keezhamanakudi in the Kanniyakumari district.
The project is a visual story, which uses text, photographs, video, and image manipulation, showing the landscape and lives of people in the region. The people of the land are protesting against the proposed government project. This land has a bird sanctuary, turtle egg-laying region, mangrove forest, Manakudi estuary, dunes, farmlands, and fishing villages.
The project was shot in the port cities of
The locations were selected to traverse the west to the east coast of South India in the states of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
The project views the landscape as if it is existing in different timelines and is moving forward in time with the aim of development. The personal stories are from my life who come from the caste of fishermen living inland are interwoven in the narrative to create a sense of displacement that is felt by anyone who is removed from their land. The visuals encompass all these aspects and a narrative is weaved around it.
- Vallarpadam (Cochin)
- Vizhinjam
- Kanniyakumari (Port is being planned)
- Thoothukudi
- Chennai
- Ennore and
- Kattupalli
The locations were selected to traverse the west to the east coast of South India in the states of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
The project views the landscape as if it is existing in different timelines and is moving forward in time with the aim of development. The personal stories are from my life who come from the caste of fishermen living inland are interwoven in the narrative to create a sense of displacement that is felt by anyone who is removed from their land. The visuals encompass all these aspects and a narrative is weaved around it.
