The Innocent were forcibly taken to the frontline to dig bunkers, manufacture deadly weapons, instructed to shoot many soldiers from the government forces, and so on.
Sri Lanka has always been a beautiful island which is also known as the land of smiles and warm hospitality, but this was marred with ethnic strife which endured for a staggering three decades and further aggregated a rift in our social fabric.
Soon after the war, the Sri Lankan Government had recognized to set up strong systems for the persons left out from the battle field to rehabilitate
It’s difficult not to forget the frightening bullet-scarred board that marked the entrance to the north and east town of Sri Lanka while walking. Old photographs are a grim reminder of the turbulence from ethnic and racial differences. The memories are still so vivid for any who witnessed it all.
The only toy they held was the gun, the only playmates they had were the other child soldiers equally frightened and brainwashed into hating people they had never seen or known. What did these Tamil children enjoy?
