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Chandipur    is  an  exquisite    sea                 Chakbratory  to  ght  against  the

                                                                                                                                     resort in Balasore district of Odisha.                British and liberate India from the
                                                                                                                                     The  beach  is  about  16  km  from                   hands of the British rule.


                                                                                                                                     Balasore  district  and  has  been                    We  arrived  near  the  shores  of  the
                                                                                                                                     listed  by  Lonely  Planet  (world's                  Vudivalam  river  that  conjoins  with

                                                 expedition                                                                          renowned travel expert) as one of                     the  Bay  of  Bengal.  There  we  saw

                                                                                                                                     world's  most  wonderful  beaches.                    shermen  ready  to  venture  in  the

                                                                                                                                     Chandipur  is  famous  for  it's                      sea  to  earn  their  livelihood  by

                                                                                                                                     seafood – specially the prawns and                    c a t c h i n g    s h .   W e   b e c a m e

                                                                                                                                     pomfrets. It is also famous for the                   acquainted with the shermen and

                                                                                                                                     construction, testing and launching                   expressed our wish to venture in the

                                                                                                                                     of missiles.                                          sea  along  with  them.  They  agreed

                                                                                                                                     My school mates and I boarded the                     and  were  delighted  and  we

                                                                                                                                     train  from  Howrah  station  for                     purchased rice, pulses, mustard oil,

                                                                                                                                     Balasore,    junction,  Odhisa.  The                  vegetables and spices for dinner. The

                                                                                                                                     train  took  four  hours  to  reach                   motorboat was ready and we set sail

                                                                                                                                     Balasore.  From  Balasore  we                         through the river and arrived deep

                                                                                                                                     boarded  an  auto  rickshaw  and                      into the sea seventy nautical miles

                                                                                                                                     arrived  at  Chandipur  sea  beach                    from the shore at dusk. The crimson

                                                                                                                                     resort. There are many bungalows                      red  sun  was  diving  in  the  horizon
                                              Shyamal Bose
                                                                                                                                     and lodges but we took shelter in                     and  the  heavenly  beauty  of    this

                                                                                                                                     the  forest  bungalow  which  had  a                  sight  elevated  our  minds    and

                Shyamal is an old sea horse who loves travelling. He has wonderful                                                   deer park. After lunch we decided to                  touched  the  heart  of  innity.  The

                stories from his past which he wishes to share with everyone. In this                                                visit the Vudivalam river . This river                shermen spread their nets. The sun

                article he talks of his tryst with a shermen group where he ventures                                                is historically famous for this river                 faded  and  the  stars  were  shining
                deep into the ocean on a shing expedition                                                                           gave the entrance to the German                       bright.  The  roaring  sound  of  the

                                                                                                                                     ship that was loaded with arms                        waves struck our hearts with  divine

                                                                                                                                     and  ammunitions  to  help  the                       joy.  The  spreading  of  the  net  was

                                                                                                                                     famous  anarchist  Jatindra                           over and we snacked on puffed rice
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