Mobile phones are increasingly sophisticated these days, but there is one use you might not have considered — catching fish. Indian trawler crews used to rely on luck for a good catch. But it is a different kind of net-work that is funding their fortunes — India’s fishermen find mobiles are where the money is. Mohan Kumar revs up his engine for a day of fishing off the coast of Kerala — the southernmost state in India. “I studied in school until the 7th grade but then I had to leave school because we were not economically well off, so I had to help my dad with fishing,” says Mohan Kumar, a fisherman from Kerala. Kumar is one of thousands of fishermen in the state who wake up at one o’clock to earn a living. For decades, fishermen like Kumar, relied on luck and prayer in order to find a good catch, but all that has changed since the introduction of the mobile phone in the state more than ten years ago.
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wow i thought he to …
wow i thought he to used cell phones as bait
thats one hairy …
thats one hairy indian
When I saw this …
When I saw this video for some reason I thought they would actually be using the phone to catch fish, like attaching a line to it. I wonder if there’s a app for that?
@abh3092 not to …
@abh3092 not to mention the richest guy in UK is Indian lol
Fucking kari idoit
kari idoit
@JimmyMacJones — …
@JimmyMacJones –your dirty piece of white cloth!! you are a racist, just look at your profile!! it speaks volumes on your third grade mentality!!
@Helveticum13 —- …
@Helveticum13 —-you mean to say British rule, you probed our for 200 years, now we would probe for for the unending future.Our indian brothers in britian have captured all important economic activities there , and now we would love to loot you and shaft your asses!!
@abh3092 it sure …
@abh3092 it sure had enough capability to probe your for 200 years
I wonder what the …
I wonder what the impact of it will be, if any. I mean for the fish. If they catch too much, it could decrease the fish population to dangerous levels? I don’t know, just wondering…
@ …
@neoliberalsoicalist –and what is that point?
@CaptMidn1ght –all …
@CaptMidn1ght –all indians are not the same,some are hairy others are not
every one is …
every one is missing the point.
@abh3092 Maybe but …
@abh3092 Maybe but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone as hairy as an Indian man
Except maybe a French woman
@Helveticum13 –you …
@Helveticum13 –you mean to say India brought space technology from a country like Britain which does not even have the capability to launch 1 gram of thing into space, leave alone sending 1200 kg probe into moon.
@Tuskarr –those …
@Tuskarr –those people in the video are not peasants!! they are fisherman!!
@CaptMidn1ght — …
@CaptMidn1ght — indians are Caucasians,all Caucasians are hairy!!
@YouTheory — …
@YouTheory — stupid donkey! india is the largest producer of condoms,india is a democracy and cannot force one child policy on it’s people.India’s population growth is already slow!
India Needs to …
India Needs to implement A ONE CHILD policy, To many people = no food for the rest, these fish look like they barely 2 weeks old …. over fishing will leave no fish and greed for money destroys the environment. USA send more condoms for them and establish One child policy like china …
I hope they’ll …
I hope they’ll manage the resource rather than overexploiting it.
I like Indians but …
I like Indians but how come they’re so hairy? xD
@wiigamer136
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@wiigamer136
Sure, go ahead and email me
I mean, ya, this is …
I mean, ya, this is cool how they use these phones(exactly how someone should use a phone). But the rest of us do use these phones the same or similar way, I don’t see the big deal. “just a convenience” my ass.
@BoudiccaBlanc
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@BoudiccaBlanc
Yep, most Indians know about education (even in rural areas). The problem is that the poor people need their kids to help them just to feed their family just like how this dude had to leave school in the 7th grade. Its sad that the poor have to be like that.
I actually have a story about a poor person that I actually know here if you mind if I tell it to you.
@JimmyMacJones I …
@JimmyMacJones I agree with you on this one. But you must realise that we are not China. India is a democracy. One government did try to impose a similar policy and was voted out. Change takes time. At least we are moving in the right direction and at a rapid pace.
@sadhaklal well said
@sadhaklal well said