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February 24, 2021 19:50 IST
As the world trains its lens on Myanmar following a military-declared emergency, India’s Burma repatriates recall howthey have kept their ties alive with the land of their birth
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M.Sundarraj and S Govindan, seen with Burmese currency notes and sandalwood paste maker respectively, at Navalpattu Burma Colony. Photo: M.Moorthy/THE HINDU
As the world trains its lens on Myanmar following a military-declared emergency, India’s Burma repatriates recall howthey have kept their ties alive with the land of their birth
American journalist Gene Fowler’s sentiment that ‘news is history shot on the wing’ comes true nearly every day across the world. For many families in southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu, this has meant watching the declaration of military rule in Myanmar (formerly Burma) this month with more than just a passing interest, because the two regions share a history that goes back several centuries.