Yavarum Kelir”
humanity is my fraternity”
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2005
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By D.B.S. Jeyaraj
It must be frustrating indeed for the International community and other
proponents of the Post - Tsunami Operational Management Structure to see
the tragi - comic drama unfolding before their eyes right now. Their
brainchild conceived in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster is on the verge
of a forced abortion. The carefully constructed mechanism aiming to contain
the tigers in rehabilitation and reconstruction may never see the light of day
given the powerful ultra - Sinhala opposition to it.
channel alignment
chosen on
ecological
considerations'
[Hindu]
By Keith Noyahr
President Chandrika Kumaratunga was deprived of basking in the glory of
securing the support of India for the Joint Mechanism, as she had to face the
grim reality that she could not have her way so easily.
It certainly was a happy weekend for a tired President. But her joy was
short-lived as the week began with the news of the fast-unto-death by the
Jathika Hela Urumaya senior monk Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera. The fast
now on its fifth day (Friday) will stand in the way of signing the mechanism.
by Prof. C. Suriyakumaran
A -- Our Prospects:
Everything is now part of one large happy -- or unhappy -- prospect. Almost
every other Public person who matters is running around, and in the news,
with his or her pet solutions to the country's never changing problems. The
range would be fascinating -- but for the implications that each of these
concerns holds the key to happiness and good fortune, or misery and
disaster, for the country and its peoples.
fasting unto death
is intended to
inflame anti-Tamil
sentiments [LTTEPS]
Editorial: Eezhanadu
Daily- 08.06.2005
By Qadri Ismail
I remember it well and I remember it poorly – the conversation at the Arts
Centre Club. It was quite remarkable, actually, in that bar where more than
half the regulars were my friends, in that bar where I am sure I had my first
drink – either a rum and coke or a gin and lime, certainly, but again I don’t
know for sure, although I swear I remember who paid for it – that we appear
to have had an uninterrupted conversation. How do I know that? Because
parts of it were published a few days (maybe weeks) later in the pages of
The Sunday Times. (On the 27th of September, 1987, for those
bibliographically inclined.)
religion and
nationalism
[Frontline]
Interview with Professor
K.N.O. Dharmadasa
by Dr. Oppilamanipillai
My dear Kunchi, this is my little Eulogy to you. I am sure you would not
seek any fame or praise in a congregation.
I remember the day when you delayed your departure to Sri Lanka and
stayed at Barnet in my house as there was a threat to you as a spy. You
asked me to write an Eulogy on you when you departed. I laughed it off as
on many other times when we had talked about death. On one occasion you
said that the best death is to be shot and you called it a beautiful death,
despite my remonstrations.
There was a day in 1995, you woke me up from my slumber. I was seeing
you after 13 years, since 1982.
2nd Year on
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"Sivaram worked tirelessly for the future of his
much beloved country"
By K.T. Kumaran
“No conversation is possible with anyone, such brilliance and savage
thinking, now there is no Sivaram” said Mark. P. Whitaker, Associate
Professor of Anthropology, at the University of South Carolina, in his speech
at the memorial service to commemorate late journalist D. Sivaram at the
Rutgers University Busch Campus auditorium. Saying that his “days have
become pretty empty without his friend of twenty years” and was thinking if
there would be another late night phone call that would come to say that his
loss is not true. Professor Whitaker went on to say that the memorial service
offered him a chance to reflect upon what has happened.
family in Ooriyankattu welfare camp in Vaharai.
There are 360 families, 1,800 persons living in Ooriyankattu
welfare camp in Vaharai.
[Humanity Ashore - By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai]
by K.S.Sivakumaran
A few publications in Thamil may be of interest to some of our readers.
Here are some brief notes on them:
Sinhala Proverbs in Thamil
Karunasena Jayalth's novels in Sinhala which include "Golu Hadawatha"
(Nenjil Ore Rahasyam) and "Bamba Ketu Heti" (Iraivan Vahutha Vali) and
also K. Jayathilaka's "Charitha Thunak" (Moontru Paathirangal) are now
available in Thamil translation. It is ironical that`A0 while Thamilians
themselves translate Sinhala works`A0 into Thamil and write about Sinhala
writers and artistes in Thamil literary journals, the Sinhalas do not seem to
care about their brethren's literary and artistic efforts. It's a sad commentary
because the accent seems to be only on Sinhala Nationalism.
by Carl Muller
Meary James Tambimuttu left Ceylon for the UK in 193 8. His was the
poetry -of the surreal, and he moved into Fitzrovia, home of the Bloomsbury
Group, where he lived for 13 years. In a special tribute to this talented man,
N. Sivasambu of the Group, told of how Tambimuttu revelled in that area.
Fitzrovia was just inside the space west of Tottenham Court Road, London.
The area was named after Sir Charles Fitzroy, Baron Southampton, who
owned the land. It is today an artist’s enclave, attracting poets, writers,
dramatists and painters just as the artist’s quarters of Paris does. Yet,
Fitzrovia has grown its own unofficial ward though not as yet recognised as
a borough, parish or ward.
Dancer Swapnasundari talks about the beauty of the Telugu devadasis'
dance and her efforts to revive it.
When she first saw the elderly devadasi Maddula Lakshminarayana perform,
Swapnasundari was struck by the beauty of the dance and the talent of the
performer. "Here was this woman, old and wrinkled, who without make up or
adornment of any sort held us rapt with the power of her art," she says.
[Hindu]
Blending in
I Happily sat back to await further questions. The Eldest was in deep
thought, so Bhima it was who asked:
"Draupadi you say has found work in the house of an old Kshatriya widow
who mixes herbs and perfumes. Perhaps she should stay there. Palaces
have their dangers."
One of our uneasy, though unspoken, thoughts was beginning to creep out.
Can digital technology be used to fight the bootlegging menace. Ask Kamal
Hassan.
Are we a nation of pirates or are we powerless consumers who buy cheap
videodiscs because the film industry is caught in a time warp? This question
would seem as relevant to those who seek out pirated discs of Star Wars:
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in New York as to youth furtively scouring
the pigeonholes of Chennai's markets for DVDs of Tamil film hits.
With the freshness of youth as the fulcrum
comes the long-awaited `Ullam Kaetkumae,'
(U) from GV Films Ltd., written (story,
screenplay) directed and captured (camera)
by Jeeva. Sujatha's dialogue lends the flick
the essential sheen. `Ullam ... ' is more a
celebration of life, a celebration you would
enjoy being a part of.
The prankster that she is in the just released `Ullam Kaetkumae,'
seems more a projection of Laila's real self. Her next film will be
`Kanda Naal Mudhal
I'm always buoyant. I can never be serious for long.
Her chirpy smile and constant cheerare infectious. . Laila, the
ravishing actress, makes a telling impact in the just-released `Ullam
Kaetkumae.' "I've been receiving quite a few calls since morning for my
performance in `Ullam... '," she laughs a day after the film has hit the
theatres. Sounding very happy and relaxed in her apartment in
Mumbai, she says with a characteristic chuckle: "I'm always buoyant. I
can never be serious for long." Frank, friendly and full of life, Laila
strikes an excellent rapport straightway.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Satyajit Ray's celluloid
classic Pather Panchali, a look at The Apu Trilogy, based on Bibhuti
Bhushan Bandopadhyay's novels.
India's Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan believes that his stress
relieving session in the wilds ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix will
bolster Team Jordan's prospects of winning some points at the Gilles
Villeneuve Circuit.
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darkness from earth circled by roaring waters. One is the flaming sun, single wheel bright as
lightning, the other is Tamil that has no like." — from the taNTiyalankârum [Berkeley Tamil]
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