Humanity Ashore - Pictorial from Uppuvelli

Sunday, May 08, 2005




At the end of the day.

Give me more.

"Will this peace last long?" askes 63 years old fish monger in Uppuvelli Shanmugam Nadarajah.

63 years old fish monger in Uppuvelli Shanmugam Nadarajah has four children.

"I come to Uppuvelli early in the morning to buy fish, and take it to the market to sell. I am getting old, unable to work hard. But still I have to feed my family" says 63 years old fish monger Shanmugam Nadarajah in Uppuvelli.

63 years old fish monger Shanmugam Nadarajah in Uppuvelli ready to sell fish.

Net full of fish.


"We don't eat this type of fish.Release it in the sea" say the fishermen in Uppuvelli.

How much have I earned so far?

Are they good?

"Thank you. You make me smile" says 54 years old conch seller Iyampillai Thasnantham in Uppuvelli.

Few tourists come to Uppuvelli since the tsunami.

Variety of conch.

Variety of conch.

Variety of conch.

54 years old conch seller Iyampillai Thasanantham in Uppuveli, Trincomalee district used to earn Sri Lankan Rupees 1,000/= per daily before tsunami.Now he hardly earns Sri Lankan Rupees 200/= per day.

Conch for sale in Uppuvelli.

Conch for sale in Uppuvelli.

"After the tsunami not very many foreign tourist come here.So I do not earn that much.I have five children to look after"says 54 years old conch seller Iyampillai Thasanantham in Uppuvely, Trincomalee district.

51 years old fisherman Mujahir Thajudin in Uppuveli mends the fishing net after the catch.

43 years old fisherman Mujahir in Uppuveli mends the fishing net after the catch.