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They won't be there for Christmas; Aneesh and Sayana set up a grass hut in the cemetery for the sparrows.
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Renjini RamachandranA grass hut was built for the three sparrows claimed by the landslide disaster, on the grave where they now rest. The father and mother have fulfilled their son's wish even after he bid farewell to this വേൾഡ് . For his little ones hidden from sight, a grass hut, a symbol of hope, has been prepared on the land of the departed, awaiting the arrival of Baby Jesus.
Aneesh and Sayana, the parents of siblings Nived, Dhyan, and Ishan, who died in the Chooralmala-Mundakkai disaster, built the grass hut next to the place where they were buried. Aneesh and Sayana fulfilled the wish of their second son, Dhyan, to build a grass hut. Last Christmas, following Dhyan's wish, a grass hut was built at home with stars and lights, but it had caught fire. That day, Dhyan had told his father to prepare a grass hut and stars for the next Christmas as well.
However, they will no longer be there to see the shining stars and the decorated grass hut. When the landslide took away their three children, Aneesh and Sayana are now journeying through their wishes. The children were sleeping beside Aneesh's mother, Rajamma. The landslide also took Rajamma away. The night before the tragedy, Sayana had rocked her younger son, Ishan, to sleep. What remains now are those memories. Aneesh and Sayana go to the cemetery every day. they will bring sweets to the plaque with the pictures of the three children.Nived, a fourth grader, is the eldest. The second is Dhyan. The third, Ishan, is only three and a half years old. The disaster has left timeless wounds in the lives of many.