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Elil Arulampalam grabs a dog bowl filled with food.

Elil Arulampalam, 2, tries to give food to the family’s dog. “I thought one small way which I can pass it on is giving my kids names rooted in that culture, that tradition,” Arulampalam said. Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror