In 2004, Dr. N. Santhakumari lost her property and wealth, and was under severe economic crisis. She was researching on the fishing community of Nagapattinam district when the 2004 Tsunami struck. In 2007, she pursued her PhD in the same topic and went on to become the assistant professor in AVC Polytechnic College.<br /><br />She believes that the Tsunami has change her opinion about life and things in general. She wishes that one day her work will be out in the open and highlight the plight of the fishing community of Nagapattinam.<br /><br />Many other families underwent the recanalisation surgery in the hope for having children again.<br /><br />Video by: Manas Gurung<br />Song: "Prelude No. 13" by Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com)<br />Song: "Prelude No. 11" by Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com)<br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Read the full story: http://read.ht/m33<br /><br />Related Article: http://read.ht/m34<br /><br />Related Article: http://read.ht/m35<br /><br />Full coverage: http://read.ht/m3G<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel: http://read.ht/fLZ<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/htTweets<br /><br />Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes<br /><br />Watch more videos at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/video<br /><br />hindustantimes.com © 2014
