9 students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai have been working in the village with the Tamil Nadu School of Social Work. In a local house they spend time with the children of the community.
Yesterday, together with the kids they had made a human chain and gone around the village, asking their friends to join them. Today, they are singing, dancing and playing in the backyard. Many from TISS don't know Tamil but they say they haven't had any difficulty in communicating with the children.
"They are very cheerful and often talk about the tsunami," says teacher Asha Bano, "They say tsunami is water."
Their drawings feature family members who died in the tragedy. They talk about the best way to survive a tsunami -- run, go to the terrace or climb a tree, says Bano.
"There is a desire to return to normalcy here. It is encouraging that they talk about the tragedy, otherwise there would be the case of suppressed emotions," she adds.
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