As the clock strikes 3 am, 61-year-old Mahadev Kunkolkar begins his short walk from the village of Nauxim towards the bay of the Zuari river. On a fine day when the tide runs high, Kunkolkar doesn’t have to venture too far for a good catch. Otherwise, he has to set out earlier and even sleep on his small fishing canoe at the mouth of the river to ensure his family of six doesn’t starve.
Nauxim is a quintessential Goan fishing village with 50 to 60 tiny houses lined beside a 3.5-metre road. . .
