Going back to Thazanguda

Mahasewaren (left), 13, has been inconsolable since he is sent to the state-run Tsunami orphanage in Cuddalore. Superintendent T. Leela, who is in charge of the orphanage, says it is because he is new to the place. Originally from Thazanguda, Mahasewaren lost his father to the Tsunami. The burden of bringing up five children is too much for his surviving mother. She has no choice but to send Mahasewaren and his two sisters to the orphanage. To allay his homesickness, Mahasewaren’s mother shows up on 27 Jan 2005 to bring him and his sisters back home for a few days.