Dedications

To Shanthi Arulanantham

For her tireless patience and devotion in transcribing these pages. Long before the convenience of the digital age, she turned faded handwriting into a lasting legacy, ensuring that a father's voice would not be lost to the silence of history.

To Pararasan Arulanantham

For his determination and care in preserving these precious manuscripts. In the midst of difficult circumstances, he returned to the family home in Jaffna and recovered the handwritten volumes and photographs that might otherwise have been lost forever.