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Media | Radio Kadal gives voice to the fisherfolk in Kerala capital -Athira M

Radio Kadal gives voice to the fisherfolk in Kerala capital -Athira M

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published Published on Nov 28, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 1, 2020

-The Hindu

Coastal Students’ Cultural Forum, an NGO, documents the indigenous knowledge of fishing community in the district through a community radio

Kizhakkaafrican raajuvil Velameen entra raaniyum thekkaafrican raajuvil Nemmeen entra arasanum irukkirar (there lived the queen of East African region, Velameen and the king of South African territory, Nemmeen).

Thiruvananthapuram: That is how James Pethiru starts his Tamil kathaprasangam (story-telling performance). Apparently, nemmeen (seer fish) proposes marriage to velameen (white snapper) only to be declined by the latter.

To know what happens next, tune in to the YouTube/Facebook page of Coastal Students’ Cultural Forum (CSCF), an NGO working with youth and children of fishing villages in Thiruvananthapuram. James’ performance is among the many uploaded by CSCF for its community radio, Radio Kadal.

As its tagline says, ‘kelkkaam, kaathu niraye kadal chethangal’ (listen to voices from the sea), Radio Kadal, officially launched in August this year, is by, of and for the fishing community in the district.

“Fisherfolk in Thiruvananthapuram are an indigenous group. Besides following traditional fishing methods, they have their own language, dialects, proverbs, songs, stories, celebrations, games. But none of this has been documented or recorded and this channel is a platform to do that,” says Vipindas, secretary, CSCF.

He adds that there is “an identity crisis” due to which the fisherfolk feel alienated from the rest of society. “Their minds have been fashioned to think so. Although the fishermen are hailed as Kerala’s own ‘army’ after they rescued lives during the Kerala floods, not much has been done till date to understand their culture or indigenous knowledge. We wanted to do something to make them proud of who they are. Since radio is a medium that can easily connect with the common man, we decided to have our own channel. As it will take some more time to get the licence and frequency, we are currently uploading programmes on our page,” he says.

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The Hindu, 28 November, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/society/radio-kadal-a-community-radio-service-of-fisherfolk-in-thiruvananthapuram/article33200008.ece?homepage=true


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