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Dressing up for the season

 Just after the monsoon, in October, the skies are clear, there is freshness and renewed energy in the greenery around. It is like a veil is lifted on an anticipated work of art. This is the experience on one such October day at the Candolim beach in Goa. 


On the beach, right next to each other 2 worlds were coexisting, oblivious to each other. One world graced the beaches all dressed up for a beautiful sundowner and straight away mesmerised by the beach. The other world did not seem to notice anything around them, they were going all hammer and tongs, measuring and building the much sought after beach shacks. 


Beach Shacks in Goa are a great value addition to the tourists. Temporary structures that are seasonal, provide service, a space on the beach where you could rest, relax and enjoy a drink or a bite all while enjoying the views of the majestic oceans. You could take a dip, come back, have a bite and catch a quick nap.


These shacks are built masterfully to be functional. Shacks are built on a tight budget, the necessity of the business model is to learn at work and build with your experience and eliminate the professional charges of a designer Most of them are built by using very less material but are durable and safe. 


A seasonal operation of 6 to 7 months does not give you a large enough budget or time to build. These structures are erected quickly, they are super sturdy and safe 


As the sun sets down creating a beautiful landscape, the energy on the beach was swinging between the holiday vibe of the tourists to the hurried resilience of the working class. The ocean was the backdrop and there were 2 performances going on in front of you. Both were dressing up for the occasion 


One world was more performative than the other and the other kept their head down and went about their work, both these worlds existed parallely but did not acknowledge each other. 


The sun set beautifully into the horizon with a million selfies, a holiday without a picture of the happy us in the backdrop is a myth.


PS - Many pictures were taken for this blog but we chose not to post it here, there is an overload of the visual and we wanted our words to draw the image in your head as you read it,

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