Digital art print of the original artwork.
Media: Giclée print on archival paper.
Size: 8 X 12" + 1.5" margin
In Dhanushkodi, fish curry and rice taste different—because here, fresh means caught today. Anything older? Not worth eating.
That afternoon, I sat in Mahalakshmi’s hut, on a plastic chair dragged across the sand, and enjoyed a meal of crab fry, fish curry, and rice. Part of her home also doubles as Dhanushkodi’s only post office—because here, one space serves many purposes.
With the Indian Ocean on one side and the Bay of Bengal on the other, I ate with a fishing truck driver, a village elder’s son, and a baby goat drinking milk from a vessel. "Use both hands for the crab," Mahalakshmi advised. The men demonstrated—chew, spit, repeat. Yum?
Seeing me sweating in the heat, she started fanning me with a plastic paddle, chatting away with stories of the sea.
Before leaving, I insisted on paying her. She refused. I begged. Finally, she took the money—and handed half of it back. "Just to make you happy," she said. Once again, I was reminded—those who have little, give the most.
Dhanushkodi 3, Tamilnadu
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