The state of Odisha having severely exposed to the natural hazard, faces a great difficulty multiple times in past few years. The impact of natural disasters threatens the life and living of the local people of Odisha; repetitively raising their social and psychological resilience under a great challenge. In this context, the present study tries to explore the experiences of vulnerability and resilience among the fishermen of Pentakota - a coastline settlement of Puri, Odisha, after the cyclone - Phailin and its disastrous impacts on 11th October, 2013. Five Participants were selected through nested sampling design and interviewed using a semistructured interview schedule. The detailed and extensive rich data have been transcribed verbatim to include the insider’s perspectives of the concerned issues that leaded to the themes of concerned, like- (a) Sensing the Sea and Risks in Economic Living (“Perception of the Sea and Economic Living”, “Perception of Risks and Vulnerabilities in Daily Life” and “Spirituality and Resilience”), (b) Warning, Preparation, Disruption and the Terror of Phailin (“The Warning and Communication Prior to the Event”, “Facing the Unexpected Threats of Phailin” and “The Perception of Loss” ) and (c) The Issues of Resilience and Post-Disaster Recovery (“The Issues of Relief, Politics, Mistrusts and Annoyance”, “Feeling of Helplessness and Anxiety”, and “Bouncing Back the Troubles and Getting in to the Altered Life”). The nature of the content of the current effort is descriptive, specific and subjective that may claim to contribute knowledge for better policies and actions.
