In pictures: South Asia's slow recovery from the tsunami

Kajol's family home in Hambantota district was destroyed along with her father's store - for which he received no reimbursement.

But recently they have moved into a brand new house, constructed out of teak wood and concrete. But because of the pressure for space, it is "frighteningly" close to their previous home near the sea. Even so her father has now resumed business, by pawning his wife's jewellery and opening a restaurant.