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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