Fishermen of Birbhum

More than a thousand indigenous fishermen and women make their living out of collecting fish at the River Mayurakshi with their own hand-made traditional fishing nets and bamboo fish-baskets. Sometimes their entire day's effort at work is worth just as little as Rs. 30-40 (even less than a dollar).

More than a thousand indigenous fishermen make their living out of collecting fish at the River Mayurakshi with their own hand-made traditional fishing nets and bamboo fish-baskets. Sometimes their entire day's effort at work is worth just as little as Rs. 30-40 (even less than a dollar). [Photo was taken by an Indian amateur photographer Debashis Chandra in Birbhum, Suri, West Bengal of India on June 1, 2008.]