- 27 November 2013
Genocide, resistance and the politics of remembrance
When various coordinated actions result in organized violence targeting a particular people with the intent of eradicating the foundations of their national identity, such as territorial, racial, linguistic, religious, economic....
- 23 November 2013
Images, history and not existing: A failed attempt to see Jaffna
There are the lonely figures tiny and staid, staring out of a frozen landscape. The Museum of Asian Art in Berlin, a cemented, rambling space deep in the still suburbs in the west of the city had a temporary exhibition....
- 22 July 2013
Calls From Back Home: Telling the stories of the war Diaspora
When my Amma calls me on the telephone, she sometimes fills the distance that separates us by reading me her poetry and asking me for translations and opinions. She often wants me to translate her own writing from our shared....
- 24 May 2013
Four years on, genocide continues off the battlefield
On the anniversary of the 26-year civil war, the Sri Lankan state celebrates its 2009 victory while Tamils mark the bloody nadir of the campaign to systematically dismantle the Tamil nation - one which continues today...
- 25 July 2013
'83 July 25: An eye witness account of the Prison Massacre
30 years ago on the 25th July, 35 Tamil political prisoners held under the 'Prevention of Terrorism Act' were massacred in a high security prison in Colombo. Two days later, on the 27th, 18 more prisoners were slaughtered.....
- 01 June 2013
In Retrospect: Burning of Jaffna library and the genocide thread
Every nation, every ethnicity or grouping of people with a common identity has its own cultural icons that distinguish its values, aspirations and history. No icon defined Tamil culture more than the Jaffna library, a beautiful....
- 26 February 2013
Beneath the Toga of 'Gota’s War' or, where has all the history gone?
At a time where Sri Lankan politicians and bureaucrats churn out biographies and supposed autobiographies at a feverish rate, Gota’s War by CA Chandraprema should not be missed. Not only does this add to a rich corpus.....
