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30 August
2005 Reflections
| 14 years
ago.... "... to seek a permanent
peace within the framework of Sri
Lanka's unitary Constitution is to
display the ignorance of the foolish or
the deceit of a knave. The armed resistance
of the Tamil people arose as a result
of a continuing
oppression, by a permanent Sinhala
majority, within the confines of a
unitary Constitutional frame. It is
farcical to believe that a 'political
settlement' within the same unitary
frame will resolve the conflict. It
will not. Dominance by the permanent
Sinhala majority will continue - and so
will the conflict. Indeed, the recent
pronouncements of the contenders for
power in Colombo serve to expose the
extent of the cancerous growth of the
dominant Sinhala Buddhist
mythology in Sri Lanka's body
politic..." Nadesan Satyendra in
No White Flag in
Tamil Eelam, November
1991 |
29 August
2005 Caste & the Tamil Nation -
Brahmins, Non Brahmins &
Dalits to
include
| Adheedhan Ravikumar writes from
Pondicherry on
Iyothee Thass & The
Politics of Naming
"...On 3 September, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh is all set to inaugurate
National Center for Siddha Research in
Chennai. The research centre was
originally to be named after Pandit C.
Iyothee Thass (1845-1914), a renowned
practitioner of the Siddha form of
native Tamil medicine, and also a
pioneer of the Tamil Dalit
movement. However, the name of
Iyothee Thass has been dropped.
Iyothee Thass is perhaps one among
the several Dalit icons whose names
have been blacked out by mainstream
history. .." more |
27August 2005 Conflict Resolution:
Sri Lanka - Tamil Eelam
-Norwegian Peace Initiative
to include
|
1. M.R.
Narayan Swamy (IANS), reports from
New Delhi in the Hindustan Times
- Western diplomats
must boycott LTTE, says
Colombo [comment by
tamilnation.org:
Some may conclude that it is not
simply Sri Lanka's new Foreign
Minister but, more importantly, New
Delhi which wants Western Diplomats
to boycott the LTTE so that New Delhi
may secure its own strategic
interests of excluding extra
territorial powers from the Indian
region - see
Tracking New Delhi's
Pursuit of its Strategic
Interests...
]
2. India & Sri
Lanka Opposition agree on Peace
Process
says P.K.Balachandran in Hindustan
Times "...According to
sources, the Indian leaders expressed
concern about the "over
internationalisation" of the Sri
Lankan peace process. ... New Delhi
is said to be unhappy with the
performance of the "co-chair" of the
June 2003 Tokyo Aid Lanka conference.
The co-chair (US, EU, Japan and
Norway) have arrogated to themselves
a role not assigned to them. They
style themselves as the
"international community" and strut
about as the "co-chair of the Sri
Lankan peace process". India feels
that they have been pampering the
LTTE a bit too much and have been
ineffective..." more
|
25 August
2005 Tamil Language &
Literature: Lyric Writers - Vaali
- Revised
24
August 2005 Tamil National Forum to
include
23 August
2005 India & the Struggle
for Tamil Eelam - An Amoral Role to
include
|
A Tribute to a
Friend - Ashok Mehta in the
Pioneer "...(Sri Lanka Government TV
Channel) Rupavahini showed no British
or American at the state funeral (for
Lakshman Kadirgamar), though the
representatives of these governments
were doubtless present. Seated on
President Kumaratunga's right was
Prime Minister Rajapakse. On her left
was Indian Defence Minister Pranab
Mukherjee and next to him, Foreign
Minister Natwar Singh. India's
representation was a clear message to
the LTTE as well as the
international community of
Delhi's solidarity with
Colombo...(Kadirgamar) was for
active intervention by India
during the standoff at the
strategic Elephant
Pass in 2000, the turning point
in the battle for the north by Sri
Lankan security forces..." more
|
23 August
2005 Reflections
|
"...No
government's condemnation of terrorism
is credible if it cannot show itself to
be open to change by non violent
dissent...But instead .. any kind
of mass political mobilization or
organization is being bought off, or
broken, or simply ignored...The
message this sends is disturbing and
dangerous: If you seek to air a public
grievance, violence is more effective
than non violence...It's time to
recognize that no amount of nuclear
weapons or full-spectrum dominance or
daisy cutters or spurious governing
councils and loyal jirgas can buy peace
at the cost of justice. The urge for
hegemony and
preponderance by some will be
matched with greater intensity by the
longing for dignity
and justice by
others..."Arundhati
Roy
more |
23 August
2005 Revisited 20
Years after Collapse of theThimpu Talks in
August 1985 - Thimpu Declaration - The Path of
Reason, - "Two nations may
agree to live together by force of reason.
They cannot be compelled to live together
by force of arms" more
22 August
2005 Tamil National
Forum
1.Sachi Sri
Kantha writes from Japan -
The Spin and Swing
of RAW Orchestra
" It doesn't take
even ten seconds for Tamil music
fans, to identify the characteristic
voices of star performers like
M.S.Subbulakshmi, Madurai Mani Iyer,
Chidambaram Jayaraman and Sirkali
Govindarajan. The tonal markers of
sweetness, swing and lilt of each
such musician's voice are too
distinct, unless one is tone deaf.
Similarly, for the past 15-20 years,
it doesn't take even a minute for
Eelam watchers, to check out when the
infamous Research and Analysis Wing
of India [RAW] Orchestra sings...Now,
within a span of two days[August
20-22], we notice, three singers
providing a chorus line for the
RAW-inspired performance. The message
of their song is nothing but "Bring
on Karuna to the Center". .."
more
2.
Sanmugam Sabesan writes from
Australia - பஞ்சமா
பாதகங்கள்
-
(அல்லது,
ஐந்து
மகா
அநியாயங்கள்)
"'சிறிலங்காவின்
சட்டம்,
சிறிலங்காவின்
நீதி,
சிறிலங்காவின்
அரசியல்
யாப்பு,
சிறிலங்காவின்
ஜனநாயக
வழிமுறை,
சிறிலங்காவின்
ஆளும்
சிங்களத்
தலைமைகள்
- இந்த
ஐந்து
சக்திகளும்
தமிழினத்திற்குப்
'பஞ்ச
மா
பாதகங்களைப்'
புரிந்து
வருகின்றன."
|
21 August
2005 Conflict Resolution: Sri
Lanka - Tamil Eelam to
include
| Somawansa
Amarasinghe, Leader of the Sinhala
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna - On
Lakshman Kadirgamar & the Peace
Process "...We stood for
administrative decentralization, he
stood for federalism. We said how in
Sri Lanka's context, federalism and
separatism were entwined. He did not
necessarily agree, but was eager to
hear what we said. He considered them
reasoned arguments... The LTTE has been
guilty of all the crimes over which the
western
powers, the "International Community",
has been campaigning against ...The
LTTE should not be given visas by these
countries. The JVP hopes to hold a
major demonstration in London and in
capitals of other countries for
democracy and against the LTTE. We are
asking Britain to deport Mr.
Balasingham... If the LTTE resorts to
war...we must prepare for self-defence.
..The international community must
support us in that legitimate self-
defence..." more |
19 August
2005 Comments & About Us to
include
| K.M.Saravan
from USA "I
don't know where this marvellous site
is hosted from, who is hosting, who is
contributing...and so on. But, this is
a GREAT effort of all times and we
Tamilians owe you many thanks, for
every soul that has participated in
this magnificent effort. I'm running
out of words because English isn't that
rich as Tamil. I have always been proud
of being a Tamilian, but surfing this
site re-kindled and refreshed my belongingness.
This is an absolute evidence of Tamil
richness and oneness. Thank you all
from my heart's depth. Love you
all." |
18 August
2005 Reflections
| "Small states
survive only in the interstices created
by the major powers. International relations
is not a love affair; nor is it a
seminar where wit and logic must
prevail. Even the most brilliant
insight of a small country can be
safely ignored if inconvenient. But
even the silliest idea of a large
country must be taken seriously because
of the damage a large country can do."
Bilahari Kausikan, Singapore Second
Permanent Secretary to Foreign
Ministry |
17 August
2005 Comments & About Us to
include
|
Priya Swaminathan, MTV Networks,
New York USA "....Dear Tamil Nation, I am
writing with regards to a documentary
series about youth in conflict zones
that I am producing for MTV Networks.
The series, conceived as "60 minutes"
for the MTV generation, will focus in
on economic, social, political, and
environmental conflicts that effect
our audience's peers around the
world. Having traveled to the Tamil
Eelam in February with a team of
physicians, I wanted to produce an
episode for the series about the
conflict in Sri Lanka.
It is with regards to this show that
I am reaching out to you..." more
அறிமுகம்
- London
தமிழன்
|
16 August
2005 Tamil National
Forum
1.
V.Thangavelu writes
from Canada Assassination of Lakshman
Kadirgamar
| "...It is widely
claimed that the demise of Kadirgamar,
a great patriot, an icon of a united
Sri Lanka and a true national leader,
is a set-back for the fragile peace
processes. We disagree with such
perception since Kadirgamar both by his
words and actions acted against a
peaceful resolution of the National
conflict. When ever there was a sign of
sympathy for the Tamil cause in foreign
countries, Kadirgamar always condemned
it 'as a clear interference in the
internal affairs of Sri Lanka.'
..." more |
2.
Sachi Sri Kantha
writes from Japan Farewell to Lakshman
Kadirgamar
"Sontha
Sahotharangal Thunpathil Saathal
Kandum
Sinthai Irankaaradi - KiLLiye
Semmai maranthar-adi."
சொந்த
சகோதரர்கள்
துன்பத்திற்
சாதல்
கண்டும்
சிந்தை
இரங்கா
ரடீ! -
கிளியே!
செம்மை
மறந்தா
ரடீ! more
|
3.
Sanmugam Sabesan
writes from
Australia தி(ஒ)ரு
லக்ஷ்மன்
கதிர்காமரின்,'ஒரு
தனி
மனிதச்சாவு'
ஒரு
பதிவு
| "..இன்று
இந்தத்
தனி
மனிதச்சாவைப்
பூரண
அரச
மரியாதைகளுடன்
அடையாளப்
படுத்துகின்ற
சிங்களப்
பேரினவாதம்
நாளை
லக்ஷ்மன்
கதிர்காமரை
முழுமையாக
மறந்து
போய்
விடும்.
ஆனால்
சிங்களப்
பேரினவாதத்தின்
மேன்மைக்குத்
தன்
சேவையை
அர்ப்பணித்த
திரு
லக்ஷ்மன்
கதிர்காமர்
அவர்களை
ஈழத்தமிழினம்
என்றுமே
மறக்காது!.."
more |
15
August 2005 Reflections to
include
| "Deniable
Operations...According to the
purest tenets of international law it
is an act of war for one country
unilaterally to order its armed troops
across the borders of another... In
time of notional peace, United
States deniable operations are planned
and executed solely by the CIA. They
must be approved by the President...
Deniable activities are always
dangerous, even when they go
undetected. When compromised they will
occasionally provoke the target into
acts of violent retaliation..." -
Mark Lloyd in
Special Forces -The Changing Face of
Warfare |
12 August
2005 One Hundred
Tamils of the 20th
Century to
include
|
Thiagi
Subramania
Sivam
சிங்கம்
போன்ற
கம்பீரமும்,
கணீரென்ற
குரலும்
சுப்பிரமணிய
சிவாவின்
அடையாளங்கள்.
"We know already that Sivanar fell a
victim to leprosy when he was condemned
to imprisonment for 10 years in 1908
and was sent to Salem jail. Since
leprosy was regarded as a contagious
disease, the British government ordered
him not to travel by rail. Therefore,
Siva went round the whole Tamilnadu on
foot though his whole body was covered
with sores. On account of poverty he
had often to suffer from hunger and
starvation..." more |
9 August
2005 Tamil
National Forum
Sanmugam Sabesan
writes from
Australia -
சுயநிர்ணய
உரிமையும்,
சுதுமலைப்
பிரகடனமும்
"...தாயகம்,
தேசியம்,
தன்னாட்சி
என்பவற்றின்
அடிப்படையில்
தமிழ்
மக்களின்
சுயநிர்ணய
உரிமையானது
அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட
வேண்டும்.
இச்சுயநிர்ணய
உரிமையானது
அங்கீகரிக்கப்படாமல்
போனால்
நாம்
பிரிந்து
சென்று
தனியரசை
அமைக்க
வேண்டி
நேரிடும்.
தமிழீழத்
தேசியத்
தலைவர்
இந்தக்
கருத்தை
பன்னெடுங்
காலமாகவே
வலியுறுத்தி
வந்துள்ளார்..."
more
8 August
2005 Tamil Language &
Literature - Puthumaippiththan -
புதுமைப்பித்தன்
to include Selected Short
Stories
6 August
2005 The Day the
Hiroshima Bomb was dropped, 60 years
ago Reflections - The Worst
Terror Attack in History
|
1.
Arthur
Koestler
in
Prologue to Janus: A Summing Up "
..as the devices of nuclear warfare
become more potent and easier to
make, their spreading to young and
immature as well as old and arrogant
nations becomes
inevitable, and global control of
their manufacture impracticable.
..One might compare the situation
to a gathering of delinquent youths
locked in a room full of inflammable
material who are given a box of
matches - with the pious warning not
to use it.."
2. Dr Harold Agnew -
Scientist, on Observation Plane,
Hiroshima"...I was part of a
great undertaking......My honest
feeling at the time was that they
(the Japs) deserved it, and as far
as I am concerned that is still how I
feel today... there are no
innocent civilians in war, everyone
is doing something, contributing to
the war effort.... I am proud
to have been part of it..."
more
|
5
August 2005 International
Relations in the Age of Empire to
include
| India's Project Seabird and
the Indian Ocean's Balance of
Power "...New Delhi is not simply a
partner of China or the United States:
India is emerging as a major power that
follows its own grand strategy in order
to enhance its power and interests...
Not only is U.S. "unipolar" hegemony in
the Indian Ocean facing a challenge,
but the strategic triad U.S.-Western
Europe-Japan, which has ruled the
international political economy for the
past few decades, is now also under
question..." more |
4
August 2005 Human Rights,
Humanitarian Law & the Tamil
Nation to include
 Hiroshima &
Nagasaki - the Worst Terror Attack in
History "August 6 and August 9 will mark
the 60th anniversaries of the US
atomic-bomb attacks on the Japanese
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ..
General Dwight Eisenhower.. stated
bluntly in a 1963 Newsweek interview
that "the Japanese were ready to
surrender and it wasn't necessary to
hit them with that awful
thing".."
"How could I
ever forget that flash of
light!
In a moment thirty thousand people
ceased to be
The cries of fifty thousand
killed
Through yellow smoke whirling into
light
Buildings split, bridges
collapsed
Crowded trams burnt as they rolled
about
Hiroshima, all full of boundless
heaps of embers"
- Toge Sankichi: Hibakusha (A-bomb
survivor)
|
1 August
2005 Reflections to
include
|
1."...To make one
feel sympathy with the throbbing of
the human heart all over the world,
with its revolt against age-long
injustice, with its attempts at
working out new forms of life - this
should be the chief duty of a
revolutionary paper. It is hope, not
despair, which makes successful
revolutions..." more
2. "..The power
of government - whatever weapons it
possesses, whatever money it has at
its disposal -- is fragile. When it
loses its legitimacy in the eyes of
its people, its days are numbered...
The history of social change is the
history of millions of actions, small
and large, coming together at certain
points in history and creating a
power which governments cannot
suppress. .." Howard
Zinn
|
1 August
2005 New Delhi
& the Tamil Struggle - An Amoral
Role to include
| Sri Lanka: Taking
Stock of L.T.T.E -
Colonel (Retd) R.
Hariharan, formerly of the Intelligence
Corps of the Indian Army & Head
of Intelligence of the Indian
Peacekeeping Force (1987-90) in Sri
Lanka - together with Comment
by tamilnation.org |
1 August
2005 Tamil National
Forum - Sanmugam Sabesan
writes from Australia
நேரம்
நெருங்குகின்றது!"சமாதானத்தின்
பெயரால்
ஓர்
இனமக்கள்
தொடர்ந்தும்
ஒடுக்கப்பட்டு
அவர்களது
உரிமைகள்
மறுக்கப்பட்ட
வருவது
நீதியாகாது."
[together with English
Translation]
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