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A story of displacement to one of empowerment
6 months ago

A story of displacement to one of empowerment

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Tamils who arrived on the shores of Tamil Nadu, India, for the first time in 1983 had lost everything. Currently, as of January 1, 2024, there are 57,975 refugees living in 105 government-run camps in Tamil Nadu and an estimated 40,000 Sri Lankan Tamils living outside the camps in Tamil Nadu with police registration from sources such …

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How Dhanushkodi is a land of promise for Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing the economic crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

How Dhanushkodi is a land of promise for Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing the economic crisis

The Hindu  

A sliver of a moon casts a feeble light on the heaving Indian Ocean. New horizons: From 2005, a camp in Tamil Nadu has been a refuge for Sri Lankan Tamils The families fleeing the economic crisis will join those who have made Mandapam camp their home since 2005. Though at peace and far from the turmoil that their country …

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Five more Sri Lankan Tamils arrive in Rameswaram
2 years, 7 months ago

Five more Sri Lankan Tamils arrive in Rameswaram

The Hindu  

Five more Sri Lankan Tamils, including two women and an infant, arrived Serankottai of Rameswaram Island in early hours of Monday, May 2, 2022. Already 75 Sri Lankan Tamils have illegally reached Tamil Nadu ever-since economic crisis broke out in island nation. Sri Lankan boat detained Meanwhile, a Sri Lankan fishing boat with six crew members was detained by an …

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Passage to India: Arrival of economic refugees from Sri Lanka looms large
2 years, 8 months ago

Passage to India: Arrival of economic refugees from Sri Lanka looms large

The Hindu  

O n March 29, the Indian Coast Guard observed a Sri Lankan fishing boat off Point Calimere on the Indian side of the International Maritime Boundary Line. Indian intelligence agencies suspect that the boat was on a reconnaissance mission to figure out new landing strips on the Indian side because of a new business opportunity: that of ferrying Sri Lankan …

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Home away from home: Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas rebuild their lives
2 years, 8 months ago

Home away from home: Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas rebuild their lives

The Hindu  

Although India has hosted refugees since Independence, it is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol and does not have a national policy applicable to refugees. The study, titled ‘ Rohingyas and Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: a replicable model of semi-permanent resettlement in low-resource settings ’, published in Equality, Diversity …

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