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MY
FRIEND, THE SEA
by
Sandhya Rao
photographs
by
Karuna Sesh and Pervez Bhagat
This
is the fictional story of a boy caught in the
aftermath of the tsunami that hit several countries on December 26,
2004. It could also be the story of any child whose life is
closely linked with nature.
The narrative simply follows the feelings of
the child as he tries to comprehend the horror of the experience and
the bewilderment that follows. Published in English, Tamil and Hindi the
text consciously speaks the language of the child.
Warm
photographs of the sea, the sand, shells, children, the colours
of the coastline, and crayon lines weave through the book which
attempts to offer a way of healing for those devastated by calamities,
and a way of understanding for those who watch from a distance.
It deliberately shuns the use of photographs of the devastation;
instead it presents images that lift the spirit, and reinforce
the bond between water, sand and child. |
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