The Hardships Encountered by the Sea-Faring Families of the Coastal Belt of South India from a Geo-Humanities Perspective; with Special Reference to Kurumpanai C.Berlin’s Short Story Collections, “Kadallukulle,Kadallukulle” and “Kadalin Karuvarayil”

Abstract

Every terrain has its own history and a unique culture of its own. In Nature’s creation, we see mountains, rivers, deserts, marshy land  and  oceans. People live at  the foot of the hills, they stay along the river banks, they traverse across the deserts and also indulge in farming and agriculture in cultivable lands. The coastal people are no exception; the population  along the coast, spend their time at the sea and by the coast, for, their survival totally lies only there and nowhere else. Let us  dive and delve into the struggles the sea-farers undergo, deep sea; the storms they face, mid-sea; and the mishaps they meet with, across the sea, while still sailing towards the horizon  that lies farther away… all through  pensive of their family members.