Waiting for the makeover...
Mandavi, small town , on west coast of India, boasts of 400 year old ship building industry. These wooden boats, known as Kotia , are completely built by hand. Craftsmen who make these boats have such mastery over their craft , that, they don't need to make any designs on papers, as a preparation for making them. Wood, mostly sourced from across Gujarat , is used for this giant boats. Hammer,saw and nails are the only things these master craftsmen need to build up these beauties. As I took round of this boat building yard, I was transported to the world, which must have existed hundreds of years ago, and when human intelligence and ingenuity were only things people depended upon to get things done.
Mandavi, small town , on west coast of India, boasts of 400 year old ship building industry. These wooden boats, known as Kotia , are completely built by hand. Craftsmen who make these boats have such mastery over their craft , that, they don't need to make any designs on papers, as a preparation for making them. Wood, mostly sourced from across Gujarat , is used for this giant boats. Hammer,saw and nails are the only things these master craftsmen need to build up these beauties. As I took round of this boat building yard, I was transported to the world, which must have existed hundreds of years ago, and when human intelligence and ingenuity were only things people depended upon to get things done.
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