NIMHANS researcher’s photo exhibit captures Gokarna’s fading ecology amid tourism boom
The changes have been drastic and they appear irreversible not only through changing architecture but even the profession of people, says Chaitanya Hegde to Rashmi Patil, The New Indian Express.
“In the past few years, Gokarna has drawn lakhs of tourists as Goa has become expensive. As a result, the architecture has also changed over a period of time. Though Gokarna is a humid place, the houses were designed in a way that it remained cool, especially the Kaavi paintings or art made out of cow dung on the walls helped houses remain cool throughout the year.”
Chaitanya is a participant at the Coasts & Oceans of Life festival at Azim Premji University.