Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- In the first part of this series, the story traced the history beginning with the 1948 Citizenship Act and the subsequent Sirima-Shastri Agreement, which uprooted generations of Tamil plantation workers and sent them across the Palk Strait. That journey marked by loss and survival continues today through the quiet towns and refugee camps of Tamil Nadu.
After a nearly six-hour journey from Chennai, the road leads to Tiruchirappalli, known locally as Trichy. Situated on the banks of the Cauvery River, Trichy stands at the heart of Tamil Nadu as one of its oldest centres of culture, education, and trade. Once ruled by the Cholas and Nayaks, its central position now connects the Southern districts of Tamil Nadu by rail and...