tropicaltopix: Read the entire post here. robpinney: London, United Kingdom. May 18th, 2013. Tamil protesters gather around photographs of those killed during the Sri Lankan civil war. Thousands of Tamils march through central London to commemorate those killed during the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war and to call on Prime Minister David Cameron to boycott the Commonwealth ...
Erasing Identities: Tracing Sri Lanka’s Post-war Journey through the Changing Realities of Trincomalee: My article that appeared on Groundviews today: "The experience of minorities in the beautiful eastern district of Trincomalee perfectly encapsulates the dark and depressing reality facing minority communities across Sri Lanka. Trincomalee’s remaking is part of a larger national-level project. The new Trincomalee is a microcosm of ...
V for Vendetta is a film that is worth watching. Tamils can learn some valuable lessons from it. The film tells the story of an idea. The protagonist, code named ‘V’, wishes to overthrow the dictatorial regime that rules England. While the idea of the struggle - emulating Guy Fawkes’ plan of blowing up the parliament - in itself, ...
The village of Karadikulli is a remote village bordering Willpattu forest, on the south western coast of Mannar District. The population consists of some 200 Muslim families. When one considers the three-decade long civil war of Sri Lanka, he is always tempted to direct his entire focus on the warring sides. The sufferings of the local Muslim community are ...
30 years of civil war has bred a fundamentally flawed idea. When people - especially foreign tourists - think of the North and East, they think of bombed buildings. These pictures from Mannar, however, tell a different story. There is much scope for proper (not war) tourism in the North. Taken with a basic digital camera.
An anti-minority hate campaign – directed, specifically, towards Muslims (and, in part, evangelical Christians) – conceived in the social media, has now taken the shape of an ugly, uncontrollable ghost. As with all hate campaigns, this thrust from militant Buddhist elements inspired many instances of violence. Muslim-owned shops came under siege. Women clad in Islamic attire became vulnerable preys ...
for darkness to fade for for the wind to cease and for the ocean to rest for pain to ease for anger to recede and for frustration to obliterate for my fears to subside for hatred to recess and for anxiety to wilt for the sun to rise and for spring to blossom! for my breath to return for my sight to brighten, for my strength to grow I wait!
Hello Praemordeo, I was born and raised in Sri Lanka - in Mannar, which is, incidentally, very close to India (32 km). I am still here, and plan to stay here. What I think of Sri Lanka … well, that is a tough question. The people are beautiful and friendly. The place is simply amazing (a Dutchman who lived in the country used ...
| I will use this space to share links to scholarly essays on Tamil Diaspora politics. Ahilan Kadirgamar’s ‘Classes, States and the Politics of the Tamil Diaspora’ is a good place to start. “The Tamil diaspora is not monolithic; it is differentiated by class, excludes certain castes and is gendered in its exploitation. The mobilisation of the diverse Tamil diaspora abroad and the rhetoric used have become ...
We Regret To Inform You That Your Condolences Cannot Be Accepted At This Time (via http://www.groundviews.org) We regret to inform you that your condolences cannot be accepted at this time. At present, both our pain and our hope defy that word, which has been offered and denied us, which we need and do not need, and which in any ...
I Am photo-story finalists | Facebook: Hello folks! I am (Elijah Hoole) a finalist in the I Am photo-story competition. If you find my photo-story interesting, you can vote for me by hitting the ‘like’ button. Check out the other interesting photo essays as well. Thanks.
A world gone dark. A life gone dry. Days deprived of inspiration. There is nothing for me here anymore. Only pain. More pain. I’ve had my dose of unparalleled happiness. Perhaps this is nature’s way of keeping the balance. This must end.
The State of the Free Education System in Sri Lanka: Confessions of a Disgruntled Student (via http://www.groundviews.org) Image courtesy The Nation I am one of the 243,876 lucky students who sat for the Advanced Level Examinations in 2011. It has been almost one-and-a-half-years since then, and I received my university registration form only yesterday (6 – 4 – 2012). ...
elisebrown: Dario Mitidieri spent one year in Bombay photographing street children. The pictures tell their story There is so much shit to mend in the world.
1. I wonder what diaspora Tamils hoped to achieve by protesting in front of the Oval yesterday. I am in no position to comment on the intentions of the protesters. The point to note is that the protesters were well within their rights; if they were not, it is a matter for the London police to solve. I would however ...
