Baggage@airport,Fishing@beach

I was in Kerala last week and it definitely lives by its caption of being "God's own country",as the color Green dominates any color for that matter on the Land.While i was en route to Trivandrum,i was informed that Trivandrum would be Shut Down due to Hadtal by the transport people out there.I was sad that tis Holiday is soon gonna meet its tragic end and i would be back to home with some forgettable memories of this place.But,i was wrong.We got a taxi from the Railway Station(Fortunate to get one during a Strike),met some relatives i have never seen before and straight away went to Airport to catch a Flight which was Scheduled at 12:45 PM.Reason being ,the very appropriate time of Bandh between 7:30 AM till 6:30 PM or so.There weren't a lot off people out there,as i believe they didn't get a Taxi to get there.I was in a impression that i am gonna spend the odd 5 and half hours plucking the grass at the garden and feeding the crows.I came to know that the Trivandrum Airport is situated at the shore of Arabian Sea.I decided that i will go to beach to get some fresh air ,rather than spending 5 hrs in God Damn airport,watching foreigners eating Bread & Jam.
So,there i was,at the beach, hardly 1.5 Kms from Domestic terminal and 1 Km from International.Suddenly ,i felt that the privately held transport authorities are correct and frequent hadtals must be welcomed in Kerala,as People will be able to enjoy the scenic beauty of the shore,who miss this visual treat ,thinking about the Flight which they gonna miss if late.
I saw fishermen pulling the net outta the sea and decided to lay by hands on the rope and feel the net.It was damn heavy and not easy to pull.These fishermen had big arms and built, and were as fit as hell.
Some Facts :

• Owner of the net is the one who jumps into the water after a while to figure out how much of the net is yet to be pulled out to get a sight of the fishes caught.

• Usually,it takes 3 Hrs to pull out the net

• Maximum money earned during a single catch till then..6 Lakhs

• 40 % Share to the Fishermen,who divide them among themselves

I helped them pull out the net and started contemplating a reward in the form of a Fish.I am a Veggie though.During all this net fight i happened to meet a NRI from Dubai,who had similar expectations as mine.But,he was a damn hardcore Non-Vegetarian.Finally the net was out and i was standing there with my shirt with the beach sand all over the place and it would have been hard to figure out the original color of my jeans.The NRI bought 25 of the catch for 200 bucks.We got a Yamaha Motorboat Engine also as a Catch which was damn heavy and a good catch though,as i fisherman told me that they would sell it of for some 20K +- and share the currency.The crows followed me to the beach and had a scrumptious meal as the fishermen neglected the small fishes and left them to scavengers.

Though the catch was not big,But the experience was !!

Hail Hadtal!!!