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“It is news that draws people to action; it drives society. The community, having understood the loss and the time course of loss, will do anything to recover what has been lost, and will create methods for that. Human history repeats this over and over again. Feeling the pain of loss is the center of the people’s movement. Knowledge is the tool to travel towards it.” - Vareethaiah Constantin >>>Munaivar Vareethaiah Constantin (1959, Pallamthurai) has been teaching Fisheries and Zoology at St. Jude’s College, Thoothur since 1982 and retired in 2018. Since the 1990s, he has been actively involved in research and writing on the sea, fisheries, and maritime people. He has authored more than 40 books and a documentary film, including 'Kadalamma Pesurang Kannu', 'Neithal Suvaddus', 'Pazhaverkaddu Muthala Neerodi Vaari', 'Moodai Maram', 'The Sea Tribes under Seige'. As the founding editor of Neithal Veli and Kadalveli Publishing Houses, he has introduced many creatives to Tamil. He has received many awards such as the Vikatan Literary Award (2015), the Amuthan Adigal Literary Award (2016), and the Mamma Aada Award (2016).