Word: mallavi
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...children, just before bullets and mortar shells burst into every store in the Tamil-dominated village. For the next 13 years, Singham, now a 56-year-old with a clenched jaw, gleaming eyes and a look of reptilian toughness, took refuge with his family in the nearby village of Mallavi while Mankulam was repeatedly ravaged by the civil war. In May, Singham finally came home. He and his 20-year-old son, Ramanan, rolled up the shutters of the shop, swept away the debris, repainted the walls and stocked up on goods. Business is still slow, and the farmers...
...entirely deserted, an eerie premonition of what could happen to the country if a few reckless politicians scuttle the peace talks. Even the pugnacious shopkeeper Thavarasan Singham knows he'll have no choice if the shooting resumes. "I'll have to pull the shutters down and go back to Mallavi," he sighs. The next time Singham's little shop closes down, so will a big part of Sri Lanka's future...
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