Song of the Sea

"Song of the Sea" is the heroic saga of survival of Mumbai's last fishermen as they struggle to keep their idyllic lifestyle alive. The earliest settlers of the city find their old ways and customs facing extinction as they battle the forces of modernization. Unable to compete with a fleet of deep sea trawlers owned and operated by a multi-national company they find their catch dwindling and market shrinking. They are forced to live by their wits to avoid starvation and rise above the poverty and squalor around them. The family faces one crisis after another with their customary fortitude and joie-de-vivre. But the weather is turning bad as the stormy monsoon and Ganpati festival approaches. How long can they keep hope alive against the dark and evil forces that confront them? "Song of the Sea" is a modern day classic by acclaimed writer C.S.Nag which ebbs and flows like the tides with the music and harmony of life.

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C.S.Nag has a B.S, B.Sc & a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism. He has 30 years of media experience in print, TV and film in India, Arabian Gulf and the U.S. His previous collaborations with sitar maestro 'Bharat Ratna' Ravi Shankar, 'Padma Vibhushan' cartoonist R.K.Laxman and 'Phalke' winning film legend Dev Anand have earned him global acclaim.

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"Song of the Sea" is the heroic saga of survival of Mumbai's last fishermen as they struggle to keep their idyllic lifestyle alive. The earliest settlers of the city find their old ways and customs facing extinction as they battle the forces of modernization. Unable to compete with a fleet of deep sea trawlers owned and operated by a multi-national company they find their catch dwindling and market shrinking. They are forced to live by their wits to avoid starvation and rise above the poverty and squalor around them. The family faces one crisis after another with their customary fortitude and joie-de-vivre. But the weather is turning bad as the stormy monsoon and Ganpati festival approaches. How long can they keep hope alive against the dark and evil forces that confront them? "Song of the Sea" is a modern day classic by acclaimed writer C.S.Nag which ebbs and flows like the tides with the music and harmony of life.