by Sachi Sri Kantha, September 12, 2026 Introduction To mark the 120th birth anniversary (Sept. 17th) and 30th death anniversary (Nov.1st) of J.R. Jayewardene (1906-1996), two interviews given by Jayewardene and A. Amirthalingam, to Indian journalist S. Venkat Narayan, for the India Today (Sept 1, 1981) magazine are reproduced below. At that time, Venkat Narayan… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2026
The Limits of Geneva
Tamil Guardian editorial, London, September 15, 2026 Illustration by Keera Ratnam.The reports presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have become a familiar feature of the struggle to account for the atrocities committed on the island, and last week’s was no exception. Nearly two years into the administration of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the… Read more »
UN Human Rights Council’s 63rd Session
OHCHR Report on Human Rights in Sri Lanka – OHCHR report Sri Lanka 63rd session Sept 2026 Pasumai Thaayagam’s oral statement on HC’s report begins at 1:07:39 –4th Meeting – 63rd Session of Human Rights Council | UN Web TV. PEARL oral statement – https://x.com/PEARL_Action/status/2097363520773869854/video/1 Pasumai Thaayagam’s oral statement euring the Interactive Dialogue with the… Read more »
The Golden Bowl We Left To Rust In Trincomalee
Notice the interests of local inhabitants are not mentioned once. – Editor by Dhananath Fernando, Avocata Institute, subsequently removed but still available on LinkedIn, Colombo, September 7, 2026 Are we protecting Trincomalee as a national asset, or allowing its value to disappear by leaving it idle? There was a recent news story that the Government… Read more »
From Sachi’s File – Chapter 32
‘Harlots in Ancient Tamil Literature’ by V.T. Manickam by Sachi Sri Kantha, August 28, 2026 Introductory Note by Sachi Sri Kantha Sixty years had passed since the First International Tamil Research Conference was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between April 16th and 23rd in 1966. A total of 132 delegates and 40 observers attended. It… Read more »
What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World
by William Dalrymple, The New York Times, August 28, 2026 Mr. Dalrymple is the author of “The Anarchy” and other books on the history of the East India Company. At noon on Feb. 13, 1788, huge crowds gathered outside Parliament to witness members of the House of Lords process into Westminster Hall. They were there… Read more »
USTAG Booklet for Intl Day of the Disappeared
by US Tamil Action Group, August 30, 2026 This booklet was released at an event organized by the Mothers and Relatives of the Disappeared on August 30, 2026, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances held in Thanthai Selva Auditorium, Jaffna. USTAG Chemman Booklet Aug 2026
BTF: List of Names of Disappeared Should Be Released
by British Tamils Forum, London, August 30, 2026 VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES – LIST OF NAMES SHOULD BE RELEASED Based on various sources, the estimated number of victims of enforced disappearances who were arrested or surrendered during the last phase of the war is over 18,000. As exhumed skeletons of the victims continue to pile… Read more »