Fishers in the Bay of Bengal face foes on both sea and land. Their boats are small, they battle rough seas, and they risk injury and even loss of life. On land, the problems of daily living are formidable, but the fishers – men and women – meet them with stoic courage. A few have overcome all odds to rise out of poverty, serving as an inspiration to others. The paintings (by S Jayaraj) depicted in the 2010 BOBP-IGO’s calendar present the many faces and moods – pensive, feisty, serious – of the fishing community from Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka. These painting are based on photographs taken by Y S Yadava, Director, BOBP-IGO and S Jayaraj.
