Fifth International Tamil Research Conference, Madurai – Jan 1981 by Sachi Sri Kantha, August 17, 2026 Kannan’s comment Fellow MGR biographer and pal R. Kannan had sent me his thoughts on Part 88 on July 27. It was, “I read Part 88 in one go; it was riveting. I wasn’t aware that a ferry had… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2026
BTF: Chemmani Overview
by British Tamils Forum, London, July 30, 2026 BTF Chemmani Mass Graves – Overview of Forensic findings & International Legal Frameworks Chemmani Mass Graves An Interim Overview of Forensic Findings and International Legal Frameworks The forensic evidence unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site points to potential violations across several major international legal regimes: •… Read more »
Threats to Civic Space in Sri Lanka
A perfect storm: Digitalisation, new laws, draft bills, and threats to civic space in Sri Lanka by Sanjana Hattotuwa in his blog, Colombo, August 18, 2026 Since 2023, Sri Lanka has enacted, circulated or in some way referred to at least 7 laws and draft laws that bear directly on what citizens and organisations can say,… Read more »
Why Eelam Tamils Must Read Robespierre
The Vortex of Virtue and Lessons of Revolution by Krishna Ambalavanar, Ezhugai Magazine, July 28, 2026 The French Revolution of 1789, which erupted at the end of the eighteenth century, remains a monumental watershed moment that permanently altered the course of global history. . Maximilien Robespierre emerged as the most central, influential, and intensely debated leader… Read more »
Contemporary Dimension of the Vaddukoddai Resolution
A Progressive Leftist Critical Review by Krishna Ambalavanar, Elugai News and in his blog, August 11, 2026 Introduction: History and Contemporary Relevance The Vaddukoddai Resolution, adopted on May 14, 1976, near Jaffna, remains one of the most defining milestones in the political history of the Tamil national struggle in Sri Lanka. Convened under the leadership… Read more »
Rebutting Ratnajeevan Hoole’s Rigmarole on Hindu Deities
by Sachi Sri Kantha, July 30, 2026 Introduction I was requested by a Hindu reader of my commentaries, to rebut the nonsense Prof Ratnajeevan Hoole had written about the activities of deities holy to Hinduism in his recent column entitled, ‘Down with impunity in Jaffna for sexual harassment’ in the Colombo Telegraph site,. in a… Read more »