Hyderabad, July 10 -- Thousands of kilometres away from home, two Telangana men had travelled to Saudi Arabia with the hope of earning a better livelihood for their families. Instead, they returned to their native villages in coffins, leaving behind grieving families and poignant reminders of the sacrifices made by migrant workers in the Gulf.

The mortal remains of 70-year-old Boddu Chandraiah from Siddipet district and 57-year-old Chinna Rajanna Puli from Nizamabad district reached Telangana on July 8, weeks after they died in separate incidents in Saudi Arabia.

A journey home after four decades

Boddu Chandraiah, a native of Challapuram village in Dubbaka mandal of Siddipet district, had lived in Dammam for nearly 40 years. According ...