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In Kerala, remittance built a world that war can now undo
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In Kerala, remittance built a world that war can now undo

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March 17, 202615m 14s

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Show Notes

In 1955, a man from a small village in Kerala paid 500 rupees for passage on a crowded boat to Abu Dhabi. He told no one he was leaving. 

He wasn't the first, and he certainly wasn't the last. 

Over the decades, millions followed  — and the money they sent back quietly rebuilt everything: houses, schools, entire towns. 

Today, remittances make up over a fifth of the state's economy. Which means when war broke out across the Middle East last month, Kerala isn't just watching from a distance. The hurt is closer home.

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