CONTENTS
OF THIS SECTION
Last updated
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Maveerar Naal, 2007 |
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European
Union & the Struggle for Tamil Eelam - Europäischer Anschluß u. der
Kampf für Tamil Eelam |
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Tamils in Germany
Remember the Massacre of Innocents at Vallipunam - 14 August 2007 |
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தமிழ் ஈழ பெண்கள் எழுச்சி நாள் 2006 |
Srilankischer
Staatsterrorismus
Von Tamilische Frauen Organisation – Deutschland
22.Juni 2006 |
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Ein Appell
an die Menschlichkeit Der Europäischen Nationen: An Appeal to the Humanity
of Europe - Tamils Women Organisation, Germany, 6 June 2006 |
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Declaration on International
Womens Day 2006 - Tamil Women Organization - Germany |
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About Tamil Language in German |
Tamil Youth Organisation, Germany |
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Tamilpress.com |
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Organisation for Tamils in Germany
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Maha
Veerar Naal, Revier Park, Gysenberg, Herne, 27 November 2004 |
| Nagaswaram
in Bremen |
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Sri
Kamadchi Ampal Tempel in Hamm/Westfalen |
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Sri Kamatchi Ampal Temple,
Hamm |
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A New Voice in European Hinduism "...Since the 1980s, refugees from Sri
Lanka have been living in Germany, a high percentage of them being Hindu
Tamils. As public religious institutions for Hindus were virtually
non-existent when the first of them arrived they had to create possibilities
to practice their faith if they wanted to step outside their private
homes..." |
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Martin Baumann - Vows in Diasporic Contexts: Hindu Tamils in Germany
Paper presented at the 18th congress of the International Association for
the History of Religions, Durban, South Africa, 10.08.2000. |
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Martin Baumann on "Disputed Space for Beloved Goddesses: Hindu Temples,
Conflicts and Religious Pluralism in Germany", Vortrag auf der
internationalen Konferenz "The Spiritual Supermarket", London School of
Economics, London (U.K.), 19.-22.04.2001. |
| IITS-Institute for Indology and Tamil
Studies - Universität zu Köln, Institut für Indologie und Tamilistik (German Version) |
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IITS - Institute for Indology and Tamil
Studies (English Version) |
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Tamil Studies in Germany |
| Mapping the
Sri Lankan Diaspora - Keller |
German Tamilology "While
the other five European powers viz. the Dutch, the Danes, the Portuguese, the
French and the English fought with each other and with the local Rajas for
political and commercial gains, the Germans, 300 years ago, came to Tamilnadu as
Lutheran missionaries because the Lutheran stalwarts in Europe wrongly
considered that converting the so-called "barbarous" Tamils would be a
comparatively easier task. They discovered, on the other hand, that the
"...Malabarians discussed the same philosophical subjects as the Savants of
Europe, and that they had a regular written law, wherein all theological
subjects were treated of and demonstrated."
The purpose of this site are multi-faceted. One of them is to enlighten the
Tamil scholars the world over about the firm Tamilo-German interactions over the
past 300 years and also to create research interest for future Tamil-German
research studies.." |
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Thainilam |
| Tamil
Kudil - Dr.N.Kannan, Kiel |
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Thendral World Radio,
Germany |
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German Tamil Radio |
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Thumi.com |
| Kampagne fur Menschenrechte in
Sri Lanka und Tamil Eelam |
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German Tamil |
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Tamileu |
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Germany -
ஜெர்மனி
- an estimated 50,000 Tamils live in Germany -
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Pongu Thamizh Rally in Dusseldorf -
June 2008
more... |
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Tamils in Germany demonstrate in support of Struggle for Tamil
Eelam, 29 May 2006
[see also Tamils demonstrate in
Australia,
Canada,
France,
Switzerland,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Sweden,
Finland,
Italy,
United Kingdom,
South Africa]
Around five thousand German Tamils rallied at the grounds opposite the Railway
Station in Düsseldorf Monday, 29 May 2006 at 11:45 a.m., and marched via the
offices of Canadian Embassy, British Embassy and the European Union, and reached
the Düsseldorf parliament around 12:50. Appeals were handed over to the embassy
officials and to the officials at the Parliament. The demonstrators braved the
rainy weather and shouted slogans in both Deutsch and Tamil condemning the
violence perpetrated on Tamil civilians by the Government of Sri Lanka's
security forces.Mr Nagalingam lit the common flame and Mr Suriyakumar, husband
of "patriot" Ms Kalanayagi, hoisted the Tamil Eelam flag to start the main
protest event near the parliament premises.Mr. Baskaran, Rev. Albert Koln, Mr.
Sreeraveendranathan and a student representative, Suthaharan, spoke to the large
gathering, sources in Dusseldorf said.
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 மனஓசை
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Chandravathanaa
Selvakumaran, Germany - "நான் எல்லோரும் போல சாதாரணமானவள்தான்.
பருத்தித்துறையில் ஆத்தியடி என் பிறப்பிடம். எண்மரில் நான் இரண்டாவது. பெண்களுள்
மூத்தவள்..."
என் இனமே...! என்
சனமே...!
[courtesy
http://padalkal.blogspot.com/ ]
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
என்னை உனக்குத் தெரிகிறதா?
எனது குரல் புரிகிறதா?
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே வாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே என் சனமே
என்னை உனக்குத் தெரிகின்றதா
எனது குரல் புரிகிறதா
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
அன்னை தந்தை எனக்குமுண்டு
அன்பு செய்ய உறவும் உண்டு
என்னை நம்பி உயிர்கள் உண்டு
ஏக்கம் நெஞ்சில் நிறைய உண்டு
என் இனமே என் சனமே
என்னை உனக்குத் தெரிகின்றதா
எனது குரல் புரிகிறதா
மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே யாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
பாசறை நான் புகுந்த இடம்
பதுங்கு குழி உறங்குமிடம்
தேசநலன் எனது கடன்
தேன்தமிழே எனது திடல்
மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே வாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே என் சனமே
என்னை உனக்குத் தெரிகின்றதா
எனது குரல் புரிகிறதா
அதனால் மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே யாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
என் முடிவில் விடிவிருக்கும்
எதிரிகளின் அழிவிருக்கும்
சந்ததிகள் சிரித்து நிற்க
சரித்திரத்தில் நிறைந்திருப்பேன்
அதனால் மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே வாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே என் சனமே
என்னை உனக்குத் தெரிகின்றதா
எனது குரல் புரிகிறதா
அதனால் மண்ணை இன்னும் நேசிப்பவன்
அதற்காய் மரணத்தையே யாசிப்பவன்
என் இனமே...! என் சனமே...!
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 Tamil Eelam Leader, Mr. V. Pirapaharan, honours 77 year old
Mr. Ira. Nagalingam from Germany for his contribution to Tamil
language and cultural education among children in the Tamil
diaspora in Germany., October 2004
"Mr. Nagalingam established a Tamil education facility on his
own initiative in the city of Hagen in Germany back in 1986 with
10 pupils. Later, the efforts in German diaspora resulted in 13
different education facilities across Germany as early as 1989.
Mr. Nagalingam organised the first ever common examinations
for the Tamil education facilities in Germany in 1989. The same
year Mr. Nagalingam was appointed as the head of Tamil language
services for Germany by the LTTE's German branch.
Since 1990, Mr. Nagalingam has contributed to coordinating
different Tamil language and cultural education facilities and
merging them into Thamilalayam (Tamil Temple) schools and has
worked hard to establish coordinated Tamil education across
Germany and Europe among the Tamil diaspora.
There are 123 Thamilalayam education centres across Germany
today with 6000 pupils and 650 teachers. There are around 350
staff administrating the schools.
Mr. Nagalingam hails from Vasavilan, Valigamam in
Jaffna and is a trained teacher from Kolumbuthruai Teachers
Training School. He taught in
Matale
Peradeniya, Hatton and finally in Urumpirai before
emigrating to Germany in 1979.
Mr. Nagalingam is a Drama artist having staged many dramas in
Sri Lanka. He was selected as best drama actor in a contest
among teachers' training colleges. He has earlier been honoured
with the titles "Father of Thamilalayams" and "Savior of Tamil
language" in Germany.
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Ganesha in Deutschland
Sri Lankan Tamils Complete New Temple with German Efficiency
On June 10-12, 1994, sixteen Sri Lankan Sivacharyas performed the elaborate
kumbhabishekam rituals to install Lord Ganesha in the recently completed Siddhi Vinayaga
temple in Hamm, Germany. Devotees attending reported a powerful presence of Ganesha,
saying that it was as if they were at the Kumbalavalai temple in Jaffna, (Tamil Eelam)
which many used to visit before their exodus from war-ravaged Sri Lanka. The Tamil
community in Germany is estimated at 35,000, mostly refugees.
The temple was started in the summer of 1993 when Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
gave the first DM50 (US$31) and his blessings to build a temple for God Ganesha in Hamm.
Since that time, a group of fifty families provided the hard work, but they feel it was
the God Himself who made it all happen so quickly. In one year, US$62,500 were raised. The
work was begun in January, 1994, and completed in less than six months. Many youth
volunteered to help in the renovation of the temple building. A gift from Kauai Aadheenam
was a three-foot tall, 1,100-pound Siddhi Vinayaga murthi-so far the largest Ganesha
murthi in Europe-exquisitly carved in Mahabalipuram, South India. It arrived in Hamburg
Harbor on March 1st and was ceremoniously paraded to Hamm. In appreciation, the devotees
brought their Satguru, Subramuniyaswami, from Hawaii to attend the temple consecration as
the guest of honor.
The temple is within an old metal-working warehouse of 2,500 sq. feet. It was designed
as a small replica of the famed Nallur temple, near Jaffna. Also housed in the temple are
shrines to Lord Muruga, Durga, Siva-Parvati, Bhairava and the navagraha. This temple is
the newest of ten Hindu temples in Germany.
On May 13-25, 1994, another temple in Hamm, the Sri Kamadchi Ambal temple, held its
yearly 10-day festival, complete with a parade through the streets of Hamm. According to
Jnana Deepam, a Tamil newspaper printed in Germany, 7,000 devotees participated. Though
the organizers started without a parade permit, the understanding Hamm police force
quickly redirected traffic from the parade route.
Subramuniyaswami, the initiated successor of
Sage
Yogaswami...., visited the Hamm Hindu community exactly one-year ago. He told Hinduism
Today... that the youth are being well-trained in their religion and culture at home and
in weekend schools held in rented halls, using texts from Sri Lanka. They even wear their
Saiva vibhuti and tilaka, sacred marks on the forehead, to school each day. Some of the
German children also wanted a tilaka, so they made their own by putting three lines of
chalk on their forehead!
The community produces three Tamil newspapers, one of which is printed in Germany and
France. They own television stations which air Tamil programs, and their latest innovation
is World Tamil Television, Berlin, which is set up for satelite broadcast.
All the temples in Germany, even the smaller ones, have two or three full-time,
full-fledged Sivacharya priests. Thus, as the strife in Sri Lanka continues, the religious
striving of Sri Lankan Tamils seems to be intensifying.
Address: Sri Sithivinayagar Tempel Hamm e.V., Ferdinand Poggel Str. 25, 59065 Hamm,
Germany. Courtesy Hinduism Today,
August 1994
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Nagaswaram
on the streets of Bremen, Germany
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