Koli Fisherwoman

Profile of Harsha Tapke, 45, a fisherwoman part of the Koli community. Takpe was born and brought up in Versova in a fishing family. A year after her marriage in 1994, Tapke started her own business of selling fish to keep her sense of self intact.The late 1980s saw the dawn of aquaculture in India and transformed fish culture into a more modern enterprise. With the economic liberalization of the early 1990s, the fishing industry got a major investment boost. #liberalisation #fishing #Versova #Kolicommunity #DaysofOurLives