Sri Lanka civil war: 17 years later, the imprints remain

Years after the civil war ended, the Tamils of Sri Lanka continue to face poverty, high unemployment, and land-takeovers. They believe that governments have done little to devise a comprehensive plan for the war-battered northern and eastern regions. While a generation of children is growing up with little understanding of the conflict, their parents are grappling with discrimination and deprivation, reports Meera Srinivasan