Why Hamas Is Like the LTTE — Yet Unlike the LTTE

Why Hamas Is Like the LTTE — Yet Unlike the LTTE

When two hijacked planes tore into the World Trade Centre in New York, causing the iconic buildings to collapse with hundreds of casualties, an Indian friend remarked even before it was known who the mass murderers were: “This could have been done only by the Al Qaeda or the LTTE.” Osama bin Laden, of course, proudly claimed responsibility for the horrific deed. But the fact that someone thought the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) could have carried out the history-changing terror attac


M.R. Narayan Swamy

M.R. Narayan Swamy

The Heart of the East: How Sri Sathya Sai’s Karuna Nilayam Hospital Is Healing Batticaloa and Beyond

The Heart of the East: How Sri Sathya Sai’s Karuna Nilayam Hospital Is Healing Batticaloa and Beyond

In the gently sunlit plains south of Batticaloa, where plantations and paddy fields meet the sea breeze, we found ourselves on the dusty road toward Kirankulam. It was a drive of about thirty minutes — through the bustling lanes of Kattankudy, past roadside stalls and temple bells — before the noise faded into rural serenity. And there, seemingly out of nowhere, rose the Sanjeevani Hospital. As we pulled up to the entrance, one sign caught our eye: “All patients are seen free of charge.” Opposi


Dr. Shane Halpe

Dr. Shane Halpe

Former Allies Explore Path to a Re-Emerging TNA

Former Allies Explore Path to a Re-Emerging TNA

Former allies from the now-defunct Tamil National Alliance (TNA) have resumed discussions on forming a united political front, raising the possibility of a reconstituted alliance ahead of the next electoral contest. The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), the TNA's principal constituent, and the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA)—a coalition of parties that broke away from the TNA—held talks at ITAK's Martin Road office in Jaffna last week to explore coordination on key political issues.


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The Very Internal Investigation

The Very Internal Investigation

Translated from the original Tamil short story mika uḷḷaka vicāraṇai (மிக உள்ளக விசாரணை) by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his website. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact ez.iniyavan@gmail.com. Picture created using Bing Image Creator https://www.bing.com/images/create There is one commonality and one difference between this story and the famous novel by Franz Kafka. They are both about judicial inquiries: the title of his novel is ‘The Trial’ and the


Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ

Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ

President Sidesteps Cyclone Failures and Policy U-Turns in Newsweek Interview

President Sidesteps Cyclone Failures and Policy U-Turns in Newsweek Interview

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says his government must convince the country — and the world — that Sri Lanka still has “a sustainable future” as it rebuilds from Cyclone Ditwah while emerging from a historic debt crisis and managing intensifying geopolitical competition in the Indian Ocean. In a rare and wide-ranging interview with Newsweek at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Dissanayake described Ditwah as “catastrophic,” hitting just as Sri Lanka concluded a US$25 bill


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Coming of Age
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Coming of Age

Translated from the original Tamil short story pakkuvam (பக்குவம்) from the 1964 collection of short stories titled akkā (அக்கா) by A. Muttulingam. The original collection is available at noolaham.org. Translated with the author’s permission. “Kantharmadam Sellammā” “Five” “Kottadi Āchippiḷḷai” “Five” “Kokuvil Velāyuthapiḷḷai” “Ten” “Chitfund Nallāmpi side” “Twenty” “Co-operative store Rathinam’s wife” The traditional puberty ceremony was well under way. As people came up and put money


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Courage to Belong: Minority Voices in National Renewal
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Courage to Belong: Minority Voices in National Renewal

Professor Mahesh Nirmalan MD, FRCA, PhD, FFICM University of Manchester Ethnocentric politics, appealing to the sentiments of one’s own ethnic group has resulted in several post-colonial countries being trapped in perpetual cycles of conflict. The situation is further complicated when larger nations intervene on behalf of a side with ‘real or perceived’ injustices, or more diabolically, exacerbate these differences to promote their own global ambitions. As a consequence, affected countries are


Prof. Mahesh Nirmalan

Prof. Mahesh Nirmalan

Wigneswaran Accuses NPP Government of "Racial Bias" on Tamil Self-Governance

Wigneswaran Accuses NPP Government of "Racial Bias" on Tamil Self-Governance

Former Northern Province Chief Minister and Tamil People's Council Secretary-General Justice C.V. Wigneswaran has sharply criticized the National People's Power (NPP) government, accusing it of acting with "more racial bias and less intellectual understanding than any other party that ruled Sri Lanka" when it comes to restoring self-governing rights to Tamils. Wigneswaran made the remarks recently while inaugurating the Tamil People's Council headquarters on Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan Road in J


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