Dhanushkodi, a southern port city once flourished with rich trade, lies 18 KM south to island town, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu. In 1960's, a powerful cyclone shattered the city and it never took shape again. Reading biography of Dr. Kalam, former President & scientist who hails from Rameshwaram, gives a picture about frequent cyclones in the region and how they affected the life's of people there...
After the cyclone, government announced the place an inhabitable one due to frequent cyclones and directed evacuation. However, about 200 still live there, against the government suggestion, without electricity and other basic necessities. They survive by fishing & tourism.
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| Jeep ferrying people smokes out & in background a beautifully painted sky |
Dhanushkodi beach is about 4 KM from the bus station and usually people are ferried to the place by jeep or truck. 'Sangamam' of Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal can be witnessed at the beach.
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| A truck fully packed by tourists |
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| Shops selling home decors made out of sea shells |
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| A grooved path that makes movement of jeeps easy in thick sand |
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| Indian Coast Guard appeal to people |
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| Beautiful beach near bus station |
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| Dilapidated Church |
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| Broken-down building and city ruins |
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| A boy working on boat - formal education to kids here is a distant dream |
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| small hut on beach & in background ruins of hospital |
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| Decaying star fish & a relatively young coconut shell |
World is a funny place - people offer money to a coral rock (believed as floating stone), coconuts reach to nooks and corners of this country in the name of God where we can't imagine drinking water.
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Traveled in Feb 2013
Camera: Canon 1100D
