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Learn to be Lankans, that is the winning point, says Defence Secretary.
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These measures seem designed in part to use civilians as a buffer against government forces -- a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
AI must ask th equestion 'what is the Sri Lankan Government doing in Tamil land'? it is that simple?
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| Sri Lankan Government is giving devolution of power to the illegal aliens. |
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Nacho San
I have to bring this up cos only yesterday you addressed me as a TAMIL rather than a Sri Lankan..well today what are the chances (in %) you following the Defence Secy? lolz |
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| Surrender is not enough. All illegal alians must show their loyalty to Sri Lanka in order to win the confidence of the majority of Sri lankans. |
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AI has slapped LTTE...another blunder to Diaspora.
Tamil Land where it came from....where it went....IC dumped LTTE. |
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Curumba..
U seems to show your racist views a lot..if you hate Tamils and love your country why on earth your hiding in a foreign country...why don't you go back and kill a few tamils..I am sure that way you would have fulfilled your childhood dreams..
Ur realtively new to the forum and from post 1, your racist views are quite prominant..(pls note I am not against you talking about LTTE but You boasting your uncle killed tamils in 1983 and changed his name to hide from teh authorities is Pathetic) |
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AI must ask th equestion 'what is the Sri Lankan Government doing in Tamil land'? it is that simple?
Cant you see it? Or your tamil only network didnt inform u? SLA is killing a group of murderers in Sri Lanka home land...:-) |
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Primary Sources for History of the Sri Lankan Tamils
Review by Ana Pararajasingham at the launch of the book on 24th December 2005, from TamilNation
Primary Sources for History of the Sri Lankan Tamils - World Wide Search
by Dr. M. Gunasingham, Sydney, Australia
The book is available with MV Publications P.O.Box 5317 Chullora, New South Wales, Australia 2190
Before I begin my review of this publication, I think it is only appropriate that we reflect on the significance of the study of history. History as we know is something we all posses as individuals, as families and as a people. To a large extent, history defines who we are. It gives us that sense of identity.
It is claimed that if we do not learn from history we are doomed to relive it- mistakes and all. It was once said of the French Royal Dynasty, the Bourbons: They learn nothing and forget nothing implying that history, at least to some, had taught very little. But then I have also heard it said that 'The present is the past rolled up for action and the past is the present unrolled for understanding' suggesting that history is a powerful force in shaping our existence as individuals and as a people. History as we understand is often the version of a past that reflects the bias of the historian. Hence that well-known quote attributed to Winston Churchill that History is written by the victors .
This brings us to Dr Gunasingam s book and its significance and relevance to us as a people. The fact is that a comprehensive historical account of the Tamil people in the Island of Sri Lanka is yet to be written. True, there are certain specialised areas, which have been studied in detail by scholars of the calibre of Arasartanam, Pathmanthan and Ragupathy. Then there is the recent publication by Dr Indrapala tracing the evolution of a Tamil identity in the Island of Sri Lanka. Indrapala perhaps comes closest to meeting this need for a comprehensive account. Having said that there is no denying that there is much more to be researched, probed and explored. |
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As Dr Gunasingam mentions in this book there are number of reasons for this state of affairs. The major reason is of course the lack of archaeological studies carried out in the Tamil homeland. This is largely due to the restrictions that Tamils faced as a marginalised, persecuted and discriminated group. This hampered original research being undertaken.
It was also because many of the primary sources that are invaluable to researchers had been destroyed inadvertently or deliberately. Some of you may recall that a deliberate destruction took place within our living memory in 1981 when the Jaffna Public Library home to many rare manuscripts was burnt down.
Many of the primary sources relating to our history are held by our past colonial masters in their libraries and national archives in Britain, Holland, Portugal and even the US.
I think it may be worthwhile pondering why colonial powers tended to capture the history of the people they conquered by taking away their artefacts, recording and reinterpreting their history. According to Edward Said, the Palestinian intellectual, this is the very nature of conquests. You conquer a people by conquering their history and their past. In effect you colonise their minds as well as their land. This is very true when it comes to us-the Tamil people of the Island of Sri Lanka. Those who have sought to rule over us or have in fact ruled us have told our history-in their words.
Dr Gunasingam's book is an attempt to rectify this state of affairs by enabling our history to be researched and recorded from authentic sources.
In his book Dr Gunasingam presents his findings. It involved locating, identifying and recording the primary sources. It was surly a challenging task. As a historian and a librarian, Dr Gunsingam had the unique skill set that enabled him to carry out this immense and rewarding assignment.
His quest took him to Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Portugal, Holland, the UK and the US. He admits that he found it extremely difficult to discover particularly useful primary sources in Tamil Nadu . In Goa despite difficulties, he had some success. He found evidence that Cankilli s daughters were taken to Goa by the Portuguese and the eldest daughter became a Catholic and married into the Portuguese Royalty. Dr Gunasingams says That Cankilikumaran was taken by the Portuguese to Goa would now appear to be a historical fact
In Portugal itself the author appears to have had some real measure of success in locating primary sources. These include sources concerning the:
Death of Pararasa Sekeran
Expulsion of the Jaffna Royal families
Religious conversions
Exodus of the Jaffna people into the Vanni
Portuguese settlements in Jaffna
And many others.
In the National Bibiliotheque in Lisbon he found original 17th Century maps of Ceylon. |
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Damed
We have seen blunder after blunder for both sides in local and overseas news..Not good eough..If i remember well from the time I joined this forum that was way back in May 2006 to now, the bunders are being FED..well we can keep eating....at once stage your going to cry for a Change cos your tired of eating the same food..
But I agree till you get to that stage where your desperately for a Change, your going to enjoy it..Good luck to u.. |
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