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quite amazing, so less we know about ourselves

Ich liebe Tamilisch und Bayern Kombination :)

Die Herrlichkeit des Tamilisch wobei abgesehen, w rde seine Reichweite in der modernen Welt ein Gegenstand der Forschung sein, in 20 Jahren!

Have the lankan coolies shown self respect and not played in IPL ?

Disguised as a tourist, Revati Laul travelled through the country`s most war-ravaged districts. She spotlights a story that is rarely told

The idea of a separate Tamil nation is not dead in Sri Lanka.

There was a time when this was espoused with brutal violence by the dreaded LTTE. That violence has been leached out now to be replaced by a kind of limitless and perhaps more potent despair. There are reasons why the idea of a separate Tamil nation refuses to die.

Says a lot about TN students awakening

MEDIA ADVISORY

This is with reference to news reports last week that the government of Sri Lanka has issued a travel advisory that its citizens should exercise caution when travelling to Tamil Nadu.

Today, the Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has written to the Prime Minister of India stating that she will not permit the participation of Sri Lankan players or umpires in matches in Chennai during Pepsi IPL 2013.

For Sri Lanka, More Empty Words

A YEAR ago, when I was living in Colombo, Sri Lanka, I arranged to meet a friend for lunch, to talk about a Sri Lankan journalist who had gone missing and was presumed dead. By the time we met, my friend had a new mission: to keep another Sri Lankan safe.

The previous day, the United Nations Human Rights Council had passed a resolution noting with concern the Sri Lankan government`s refusal to address serious allegations of human rights abuses by the military carried out during and after its 26-year war with the separatist Tamil Tigers, which ended with a defeat of the rebel group in 2009.

IIT BOMBAY, IIT KHARAGPUR, IIT KANPUR AND IIT MADRAS students propose to organize a human chain formation at Gandhi Mandapam Road (from CLRI Bus Stop to Kotturpuram Police Station) from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2013.

The event is organized to create awareness and sensitize the SOCEITY regarding the human rights violations and genocide in Sri Lanka as a part of a coordinated protest with other IITs (each at their respective institutions). It is also to express discontent against the US backed resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council that happened recently. We demand that the following actions be taken up:

Sinhaleese please refrain from this thread.

My respect for your movement and resolve is not questionable. But i have these few questions and who better to ask than you people yourself.

1. Is casteism existant amongst eelam tamils ? There has been always been this high ground that we TN tamil place you people because we have heard eelam tamils are not caste ridden like us.

2. I read that LTTE killed 400 surrendering PLOTE cadres . Also read kirtu appologized for it in 1990`. But would we agree a similiar solution if Sinhaleese offer for 2009 ?

Proud to be Indian

Chennai: One of the first things that I noticed on the drive from Chennai`s Meenambakkam airport to Chennai`s IT hub -Tidel Park, was the posters all along the route. The face that launched a thousand ships they say, but this one is of an innocent 12-year-old, Balachandran, the son of Velupillai Prabhakaran.

Still pictures from the Channel 4 video of his killing is the face that seems to have shaken people`s conscience and galvanised Tamil Nadu into unprecedented protests that are hoping to catch the eye and the attention of the world, more specifically, the United Nations (UN).

With the US resolution coming to vote what is the way ahead for students protes in Tamilnadu ?

Here are the views expressed by student leaders on News channels

1. Refuse to pay tax to India , we pay 60000 crores a year.

2. Boycott US goods in TN, till US has economic interest hindered , they will not feel the heat first hand, or take tamil side. Colombo makes underwears, Chennai makes Cars. There is a qualitative difference.

India is almost set to propose ammendments calling for indpendent international investigation into srilanka. Talks on over if to include the term `genocide` before the investigations.

In a never heard before situation, IIT madras students ( Indias most prestigious technology institutions ) have entered into protest supporting free eelam.

IIT students lead techology thrughout world. Sudar Pichai who is Google Adroid Chief is IITian.

Private engineering college studnets join protest today. RVS engineering college dinsugul 5000 students on street in support o ree elam.

With already 468 Govt Arts and Science colleges closed because of Protest by its students. The entry of engineerin college students and even private college students is unheard situation.

The tamil students protest is actually in face of all swamies and Rams who said TN doesnt support free eelam.