Articles – 2004

December, 2004

  1. Floods, Floods, Floods
  2. Tidal Wave Damage & Relief
  3. American Student in Eelam
  4. Australian Student Volunteer for TRO in Kilinochchi
  5. Photos of NorthEast Tsunami
  6. Tamils Fighting for Fair Share of Disaster Aid
  7. In a Corner of Sri Lanka, Devastation & Divisions
  8. Predicament of the Tamil Tsunami Victims
  9. Monster Tsunami’s Fiendish Dance of Death
  10. New Zealand Tamil Associations Appeal for Non-Discriminatory Aid
  11. TCHR Press Release 12/30/04
  12. Village Destroyed, the Count Goes On
  13. An Appeal to the International News Media
  14. Amid Chaos, Sri Lankans Struggling to Survive
  15. Pirapaharan’s Statement
  16. TRO USA Press Release 12/29/04
  17. Tamil Emergency Medical Service Press Release
  18. Asian Disaster May Affect Two Civil Wars
  19. TRO Urgent Appeal 12/28/04
  20. Sangam Members Get the Word Out
  21. Prof. Sundaralingam Killed by Tsunami
  22. NorthEast Needs Urgent Aid
  23. Tsunami Relief Funds: Where to Contribute
  24. FeTNA Convention in Dallas, Texas in July
  25. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 30: Jaffna Police Station Attack
  26. All the World’s a University
  27. Stranglehold on Peace: Kumaratunge Will Not Sacrifice Power for Peace
  28. Amnesty Human Rights Scholarships for Student Projects
  29. Human Rights Advocates Program at Columbia University
  30. Notes on Political Instability in Divided Societies
  31. Grace Learning Center
  32. Brief History of the Stalled Peace Talks
  33. Hotel Rwanda
  34. Helping Flood Victims
  35. Rebuilding Mullaitivu
  36. Going Nowhere
  37. War Drums in the South
  38. Rendering Unto Caesar: A Book Review
  39. Human Rights Watch and Tamil Children
  40. Talking with Tigers
  41. Pirapaharan 2, Chap 29: JR’s Trap for Rajiv’s Backtracking
  42. India’s Sri Lanka Policy: Need for a Review
  43. Reminiscences of Directing M.S.
  44. IFT Dec. 10 Press Release
  45. Child Soldiers & Sunny Beaches
  46. Contempt of Court
  47. The International Community & Tamils
  48. Mourning M S Subbulakshmi
  49. Pirapaharan, Chapter 28: The First Interview
  50. Seminar on The Indian Subcontinent: The Global Perspective, Dec. 11
  51. The Bandaranaike Contribution to a Divided Nation
  52. A Rigged Dialogue with Civil Society
  53. Symposium on Tamil Language in Chennai Dec. 11
  54. America and Sri Lanka
  55. Pirapaharan, Chapter 27: MGR’s Role in the Tamil Struggle
  56. Interview with Graham Allen, British MP
  57. Sethusamuderam Project: Reasons for Construction & Impact
  58. Tamils in Independent Ceylon, Chapter 1

November, 2004

  1. Tamils in Independent Ceylon: Contents & Preface
  2. Tamils in Independent Ceylon: Cover
  3. Score One Again for Karma
  4. R Shanmugalingam Obituary
  5. Letter from a Youth to the LTTE
  6. I in ISGA is for Interim
  7. Hope Dawns in the Vanni – October, 2004
  8. We Have to Live a Language to Use It
  9. Jeyendra Saraswathi: Brahmin Reformer or Murderer?
  10. Response to Reuters Article on Prabakaran Turning 50
  11. Annual Heroes’ Day Speech 2004
  12. Maveerar Naal in the US
  13. Velupillai Pirapaharan Turns Fifty Today
  14. For Pirabhakaran, the Future Begins at Fifty
  15. Letter from Singapore
  16. Boston Tamil Association Christmas Party Dec. 4
  17. ‘In the Name of the Buddha’ in New York Dec. 5
  18. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 26: Foundation for Tamil Eelam
  19. Happy Thanksgiving!
  20. Sri Lankan Writes for Canada’s Memory Project
  21. Asylum Seekers Allowed to Sue Private Firms for Human Rights Abuses
  22. Guru Paramarta Story: Falling from the Horse
  23. Plantation Tamils – Oppressed People of Sri Lanka
  24. Maveerar Naal in the US
  25. Maya Arulpragasam’s World
  26. Open Letter to the International Community
  27. A Set of Killings in the East
  28. No Peace Without Justice
  29. Conflict over ‘Rights’
  30. Pirabhakaran’s Critics
  31. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 25: Militants Acquire Territory
  32. A Victory, But Little Is Gained
  33. All Lankan Eggs in Indian Basket?
  34. The Kalveddu
  35. Parting Ways for Want of a Southern Consensus?
  36. Peace Puzzle
  37. The SL Peace Talks and the ISGA
  38. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 24: The Country Turns into a Killing Field
  39. Conflict Resolution: The Mirage of Power Sharing
  40. Gen. Pirabhakaran in the Footsteps of Gen. Washington
  41. Think , Madam, Think
  42. Happy Deepavali!
  43. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 23: Manal Aru Becomes Weli Oya
  44. Twenty Books on Eelam Tamils

October, 2004

  1. Sangam’s Nov 6 Annual General Meeting Program
  2. The Discipline of Honor
  3. Reclaiming the Rights of Cyclists
  4. Power to the Minority
  5. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 22: JR’s Third Track
  6. LTTE Rationale for Talks Based on ISGA Alone
  7. Will Karuna Pose a Serious Threat to the LTTE?
  8. Karuna: A Voice from the Past
  9. Implications of a Kerry Win for Sri Lanka
  10. ilam – sihala?: An Assessment of an Argument
  11. Sangam’s Nov 6 AGM Program
  12. Pirapaharan, Chapter 21: Sustained Guerrilla Campaign
  13. Christmas in Vanni
  14. Youth Event at Sangam AGM Nov. 6
  15. The Meaning of Empathy
  16. An Endless War with No Corners
  17. Inventor of Yellow Fever Vaccine & Jaffna
  18. Re ‘An Indictment of the SLG’
  19. Of Cranky Letters & Political Knaves
  20. Benefit Basketball Tournament in San Diego
  21. A Short Biography of Pirapaharan
  22. Let the Tamils Go 2
  23. Memories of My Jaffna Days
  24. The ISGA: An Exile’s View
  25. The Game of Sound Bites
  26. A Melancholy Episode
  27. Ethnic Routes to Becoming American
  28. Hindi-English Bhai Bhai
  29. Appreciation of Unsculptured Thought
  30. Pirapaharan, Chapter 20: Violence Brought to the Fore
  31. Tamil Genocide
  32. Indictment of the Sri Lankan Government
  33. Sri Lanka Problem-Solving Project
  34. Why We Needn’t Feel Insulted
  35. The ISGA Proposals: The Course to Take
  36. Fear of the Demand for One Country, Two States
  37. Let the Tamils Go
  38. US Youths Reflect on Pongu Tamil
  39. Tamil Eelam Women’s Day October 10
  40. What is the Relationship of Rama and Sita?
  41. Attempts to Explain Our Problems to the Sinhalas Useless
  42. Nampungal Tamil Eelam Nallai Pirakum
  43. TRO’s Annual Event in NJ Oct. 23
  44. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 19: Burying the TULF
  45. Only Inflicting Pain Pays
  46. Tamil Diaspora
  47. Reporting from Vanni, Part 1
  48. by a former child soldier – a Poem
  49. Do Not Cry – a Poem
  50. President’s Address at the Asia Society
  51. Inspiration & Hope: The Youth of Sri Lanka
  52. Back to Basics for Sri Lanka’s ‘Minesweepers’
  53. Gandhi’s 135th Birthday
  54. Analysis of SLFP Objections to the ISGA
  55. Response to President Kumaratunge’s UN Address
  56. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 18: Tamils Lose Faith in Talks
  57. Responses to ‘I Got Trapped in the NFL’
  58. The Worst Weapon of Mass Destruction

September, 2004

  1. TNA Press Release on President’s Speech
  2. Political Chaos in Sri Lanka
  3. Tide or Ivory Snow? Public Power in the Age of Empire
  4. THO Doctors Work in Vanni This Summer
  5. Sixth Guru Paramarta Story
  6. The Persecuted, in Chains
  7. Pongu Tamil Speech by Elagupillai
  8. American Policy of Disengagement
  9. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 17: All Party Conference
  10. A to Z of Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka
  11. International Community Can Help Forge Peace
  12. ISGA: Legitimate, Practical & with Precedence
  13. Jaffna Cookery
  14. Views of Tamilchelvan the JVP Must Consider
  15. Peace in Sri Lanka, Part 3: Power Sharing
  16. Peace in Sri Lanka, Part 2: Fear of Secession
  17. Peace in Sri Lanka, Part 1: Equality
  18. Endless Struggle
  19. Sri Lanka Economy in Shambles
  20. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 16: JR’s Second Track
  21. Report on International Religious Freedom/a>
  22. Warped Aryans Against Peace
  23. Sri Lanka Scene: Stabilizing the CFA
  24. Mishandling Suicide ‘Terrorism’
  25. US Assistance to Lanka Against ‘Terrorism’
  26. ISGA: Deadend or Historic Opportunity
  27. First a State, Then a Nation
  28. Thondaman Supports the Government
  29. Children’s Computer Centre in Kilinochchi
  30. Thoughts on the Political Tovil
  31. The Sinhala Nation & Foreign Military Involvement
  32. International Community Sharpens Its Knives Against Tamils
  33. Pictures from a Doctor in Post-conflict Northern Sri Lanka
  34. Pirapaharan, Chapter 15: JR Visits China & the US
  35. Give Chechens a Land of Their Own
  36. LTTE Critics Argue Against Ceasefire
  37. Global Pressure on the LTTE
  38. Thoughts on Ethnic Reconciliation
  39. Pongu Tamil in Toronto Sept. 25
  40. Weekaroon Says LTTE May Not Have Killed Premadasa
  41. Twenty-five Types of Government
  42. Working in Post-conflict Northern Sri Lanka
  43. A Global War: Many Fronts, Little Unity
  44. Countering Terror
  45. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 14: JR’s Three Track Policy
  46. Self-Righteous Democracies
  47. Sri Lanka Scene: JVP’s Assault on Tamil Nationalism
  48. I Got Trapped in the Secret ‘No Fly List’ of the Transportation Security Administration
  49. Diaspora Circulation and Transnationalism
  50. Collective Rights and the ISGA
  51. Is the XIII Amendment the Roadblock to Peace?

August, 2004

  1. Tamils Alone in Hostile World
  2. Won’t Sri Lankan Leadership Reform?
  3. Ending Regional Drift
  4. Good Government: You Can Put a Value on It
  5. Pathirana Group Aids Tamil Students in ’83
  6. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 13: The Love Story
  7. Sri Lanka Scene: Ceasefire Under Severe Strain
  8. ISGA Bashing: Much Ado About Nothing
  9. Letter to RSF on Nimalarajan’s Killer
  10. Review of The Road from Elephant Pass
  11. Vaiko Reiterates Support to LTTE, Not to Seek Bail
  12. Thoughts on Creation of a Federal State
  13. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 12: Conflicting Objectives
  14. Topless Dance of a Transmuted Karuna
  15. Sri Lankan Attack on Norway’s Peace Effort
  16. Why the ISGA is the LTTE’s Irreducible Minimum
  17. Sri Lanka Scene: Southern Conflicts Hinder Talks
  18. What is All This Fuss About?
  19. WAPS’ Activities Expose the SLG
  20. Vignettes on Three Black Tiger Heroes
  21. A Way Out?
  22. Third Batch of TSVP Interns
  23. Singapore Must Not Alienate Its Brightest
  24. Kelsen’s Theory of Necessity
  25. A Jarring Summer
  26. Sri Lanka Scene: Talks Again About Talks
  27. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 11: Indira Gandhi’s Covert Track
  28. Indians in Chile Struggle to Take Back Forests
  29. The Right Environment for the Peace Process
  30. It is a Matter of Trust
  31. Conversations and Comparisons
  32. Shameless Somersault on POTA by The Hindu
  33. Sangam Press Release
  34. Computer Training Center in Chavakachcheri
  35. Vanni Tech Convocation
  36. Politics of Dissension and Divergence
  37. The Americanization of Chennai
  38. Election Observers’ Agenda
  39. Book Review: Triumph of Truth (Rajiv Gandhi)
  40. “56-Years” of Journey To End
  41. Sri Lanka Scene: Norwegian Efforts Fail
  42. Black July – High Profile Massacres

July, 2004

  1. Black July – Ghosts of Chemmani
  2. Black July – Riots That Led to War
  3. Black July – Culture of Silence
  4. Black July – Politics of Apology
  5. Black July – Editorials on Black July
  6. Black July – JULY Never Again
  7. Black July – Vision of the Massacred Detainees
  8. Black July – Exodus to Homeland
  9. Black July – Eyes of Kuttimani
  10. Black July – Prison Massacres
  11. Black July – Pogrom in a Divided Country
  12. Black July – A Colombo Student Recollects
  13. Black July – Revisited
  14. Black July – Commemoration 1983
  15. Sri Lanka Scene: Preparing the ground for talks
  16. Patterns and Realities of Elections
  17. Pirapaharan, Chapter 10: Indira’s Double Track Policy
  18. International Community and the Proxy War
  19. Greasing Up to the Power
  20. Sri Lanka Scene: War Fear Returns to Sri Lanka
  21. Minister Devananda’s Major Dance in Terrorism
  22. The Presidential Ploy: War for Peace Again ?
  23. Current Impasse in the Peace Process
  24. Sri Lanka Scene: The Kollupitiya Blast
  25. Building Peace on Shifting Sands!
  26. The Present Crisis: A Way Out
  27. Covert Military Activities in Maddakalappu
  28. Dissecting Jaffna Election Coverage
  29. Pirapaharan, Chapter 9: The Indira Doctrine
  30. TNA’s Thrust in Parliament
  31. Karuna Quartered
  32. Sri Lanka Scene: Sinhala Chauvinism Raises its Head

June, 2004

  1. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 8: The Cover Up
  2. Kumaratunge goads the Tigers
  3. Sri Lanka Scene: Truce holds, talks recede
  4. The Pursuit of Peace
  5. ‘Sooriya Puthalvargal 2003’
  6. Slow ebb of peace
  7. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 7: JR Seeks Arms
  8. More reader participation on 1983 riots
  9. Fifth Guru Paramarta story
  10. Crooked ‘Lines’
  11. Reader participation
  12. Congrats to Dr. Indira Samarasekera
  13. India looks East
  14. Thiru. Vaiko in Chicago June 19
  15. Go your way!
  16. Kumaratunge prepares to unleash army
  17. ‘Fragments of Grace’
  18. Playing with Indian fire
  19. 48 years for the wheel to turn full circle!
  20. FeTNA in Baltimore the Fourth of July!
  21. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 6: Indira’s Telephone Call
  22. The time has come to ‘lock horns’
  23. Audio of book release function
  24. Trauma Studies Program at NYU
  25. Kurds Win Round on Constitution
  26. THO Health Fair in NYC June 26
  27. Sri Lanka scene: parliamentary terrorism
  28. Reel Peace: six short films on Sri Lanka
  29. World Refugee Day: June 20
  30. A bridge to Sri Lanka
  31. Defection of a RAW agent from India
  32. 17th Annual FeTNA National Convention
  33. A funny old world
  34. Selected Writings by Gunasegaram
  35. Ethnic crisis: wishful thinking in the South
  36. Don’t know, should care
  37. Malacca Straits 2
  38. Children’s homes of Tamil Eelam
  39. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 5
    The Second Massacre
  40. Hope in the face of adversity
  41. Karuna Facing Defector’s Dilemma
  42. Oh, What a Tangled Web
  43. Sri Lanka Scene
    Killings Unite Tamils
  44. Invitation from Thamiz Kulam Pathipalayam
  45. Hypocrisy Today
  46. To Be Democratic and Rich

May, 2004

  1. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 4
    Massacre of Prisoners
  2. Can Asia Provide Global Leadership?
  3. Sangam’s AGM Nov. 6, 2004 in New Jersey
  4. Centre for Health Care
  5. Will Sri Lanka Become Another Cyprus?
  6. Red Herring
  7. Are They Trying to Take Us for a Ride?
  8. American Gulag
  9. Malacca Straits
  10. UN Crop Mission to Sri Lanka
  11. The Sycophant
  12. Beware of RAW, not Sonia
  13. Sinhala Political Enmity Will Thwart Peace
  14. Will the Poor be With Us Always?
  15. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 3
    The Final Solution
  16. Sri Lanka Scene
    Sex Scandal, Blackmail & Kidnap
  17. Sonia’s Slap to the Roof-top Barkers
  18. Forced Migration
  19. CSIS: Election Shake-up
  20. 28th Anniversary of Vaddukoddai Resolution
  21. Miffed with the LTTE’s Military Muscle
  22. Are the People Sending a Message?
  23. ISGA: Chance for a United Sri Lanka
  24. Tamil Children’s Endowment Fund
  25. Ecumenical Center in Trinco Orphanage
  26. 12 Steps for Recent Asylees
  27. NY Music Concert Photos
  28. Review of At the Water’s Edge
  29. Rajiv Assassination Investigation
  30. Sri Lanka Scene
    Kumaratunga’s Strategy Fails
  31. Peace Talks Wrecked Before Resumption
  32. FeTNA Convention July 2-5 in Baltimore
  33. The Only Possible Solution
  34. Tamil to be Taught at Yale
  35. Remembering Malgudi’s Creator
  36. Thinking the Unthinkable
  37. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 2
    The Jaffna Massacre
  38. Open Appeal re Sivaram
  39. Sri Lanka Scene
    Peace Talks to Resume Soon
  40. Fourth Guru Paramarta Story
  41. Music Concert in NY May 8
  42. ANZAC Day and the Eelam Tamil
  43. Selling to the Poor
  44. Security Council Resolution 1539
  45. The Economic Consultancy House (TECH)
  46. Tibetan Hunger Strike

April, 2004

  1. Pirapaharan 2, Chapter 1
    Thirunelveli Attack
  2. VanniTech Trip Report
  3. THO-USA AGM May 1
  4. UNHCR Urges More Help for Displaced
  5. Are Tamils to be Fooled Again?
  6. Center for Women’s Development & Rehabilitation
  7. Sri Lanka Scene
    Eelam Has Come to the House
  8. Power, Terror, Peace, and War
  9. Trip to Vanni, Section V Part II
  10. Tamils Rehabilitation Organization
  11. Chelvanayakam’s 27th Death Anniversary
  12. Third Story of Guru Parmarta
  13. ‘The Indian Theatre’
  14. What the IC Cannot Ignore
  15. Restored Deadlock
  16. UN Intervention on Ponnambalam
  17. What Does This ‘Peace’ Mean?
  18. Pirapaharan, Vol.2,
    Introduction
  19. FeTNA Convention in Baltimore July 2-5
  20. Sri Lanka Scene
    Tamils United to Talk Peace
  21. The Constitution is Illegal
  22. Buddhists Take Off Lotus Gloves
  23. Are We Getting Anywhere?
  24. On the Colombo Run
  25. NGOs in the Tamil Homeland
  26. ‘No Legal Basis for a Constituent Assembly’
  27. The US & Sri Lanka’s Muslims
  28. In Search of Peace
  29. Foreign Intervention, Part 2
  30. Foreign Intervention, Part 1
  31. Another Pirabhakaran Knockout
  32. Pirapaharan, Chapter 37
    Heroic Death of Seelan
  33. Where to, Sri Lanka?
  34. Tamil Studies, NZ, Press Release
  35. Straw Man
  36. SWOT Analysis
  37. Brigitte Morgenthaler Subramaniam
  38. Sri Lanka Scene
    Revolt Strengthens Pirapaharan
  39. TNA MPs Pushed Around by SLA
  40. Collapse of Col. Karuna’s Chariot
  41. Vanni Trip, Section V, Part I
  42. ‘Another Fine Job, Well Done’
  43. Tribute to M.K. Eelaventhan
  44. Easter Message
  45. Geopolitics of South Asia
  46. Sinister Stratagems, Part 2
  47. Sinister Stratagems, Part 1
  48. Guru Paramarta: Second Story
  49. Vaiko Clean!
  50. Pirapaharan, Chapter 36
    Breaking Heads
  51. Guru Paramarta; First Story
  52. Sri Lanka Scene
    Peace Talks May Suffer
  53. What’s Next
  54. Meaning of the Election Results
  55. Sour Grapes Sangaree
  56. Our Political Clown
  57. Vox Populi, Vox Dei
  58. Tamil People’s Duty
  59. Tamils’ Health: The Diaspora’s Role
  60. FeTNA July 4 ,2004 in Baltimore
  61. The RAW Factor
  62. Pirapaharan Chapter 35
    Tamil Blood Boils

March, 2004

  1. FTAUK Press Release
  2. ‘Silent Waters’ in NYC & SF
  3. Sri Lanka Scene
    Close Fight in the South
  4. Need of the Hour
  5. After the April ’04 Elections
  6. Life After Former Col. Karuna
  7. Venugopal Master: 60th Birthday Tribute
  8. The On-Coming Elections
  9. Pandora’s Box
  10. Terrorism Refined & Distinguished
  11. Resume Database for Immigrants
  12. Pirapaharan, Chapter 34
    Tamils Follow Militant Leadership
  13. An Appeal to Eelam Tamils
  14. Sri Lanka Scene
    Revolt Against Regionalism
  15. UN Commission on Human Rights
  16. The April Fools Election
  17. Tamil Cogs of Harkara System
  18. IMF 2003 Consultation with Sri Lanka
  19. Tamil Homeland is Part of Tamil Identity
  20. Northern & Southern Blocks Divided
  21. Paradise Lost?
  22. Tamil Hero Turned into a Zero
  23. ISGA Not For Separation
  24. A Tool For Sinhala Chauvinism
  25. Tamileelam Bank
  26. Pirapaharan, Chapter 33
    Knocking Out the Base
  27. Will Tamils Be Disenfranchised?
  28. Brothers in Arms
  29. Iraq & Sri Lanka: Compared, Contrasted
  30. Email Campaigning
  31. CPJ on Sri Lanka
  32. Wedding & Law Convocation in Vanni
  33. Amnesty’s Concerns re Sri Lanka
  34. Crossing the Laugh Line
  35. Sri Lanka Scene
    South Reacts with Restraint
  36. FeTNA Convention in Washington, DC
  37. Facts & Opinions About American Elections
  38. Pay Any Price?
  39. Iraq Shiites Fail to Sign Charter
  40. Franchise Denied
  41. Lions vs. Tigers
  42. Pirapaharan, Chapter 32
    The Return of Pirapaharan
  43. Election Cartoon
  44. Leadership Training for Immigrant Women
  45. Sri Lanka Scene
    Peace Cry to Win Votes
  46. Tamil Language Summer Camp
  47. Tamil Radio from Central New Jersey
  48. Dynasty Strikes
  49. Letter to the International Community

February, 2004

  1. 76 Tamil Political Prisoners
  2. Political Bifurcation Inevitable
  3. The Macartney Maneuver
  4. The Lion & His Shadow
  5. You Are What You Speak
  6. Mind Your Own Business
  7. Will the Election Solve the Impasse?
  8. Kurds Demand Vote on Independence
  9. Pirapaharan, Chapter 31
    The Death of the First Hero
  10. Tamil Aspirations and Traitors
  11. Special General Meeting
  12. Sri Lanka Scene
    Strengthening the Tamil Bargaining Position
  13. Bob Dylan Stares at Sri Lankans
  14. The “new world order” and Tamils – a comment.
  15. Open Letter to President & PM
  16. Call to Increased Action for War-Affected Children
  17. Some Reflections on Terrorism
  18. Sinhala Buddhist Vote
  19. Blood Bank of Jaffna Hospital
  20. A Sri Lankan’s Role in the Leak of Nuclear Secrets
  21. Tigers’ Bloodless Coup
  22. Sri Lanka Scene: Election Jockeying
  23. Pirapaharan, Chapter 30
    LTTE Guerrillas in Action
  24. Looking for the Pony
  25. Letter to Jehan Perera
  26. Tamil Parties Cannot Play Coy in a Corner
  27. Sri Lanka Scene:
    An Opportunity Tamils Should Not Miss
  28. Getting the Education & Credentials to Advance Your Career in the US
  29. The Enduring Power of Traditional Art
  30. The People’s Sovereignty
  31. Projects Needed for Vanni Tech Graduates
  32. War or Recognition of Realities on the Ground?
  33. Open Letter to US Secretary of State
  34. Barriers to Equality of Educational Opportunity in Sri Lanka
  35. Batticaloa Summer Camp Seeks Volunteers
  36. Pirapaharan, Chapter 29
    The Indian Interest
  37. Is She Truly Sovereign?
  38. Sri Lanka Scene
    India to Delay Signing
  39. Help US Asylum Seekers: 4 things you can do
  40. P. Ramanathan
  41. Britain Puts UN Child Soldier Plan on Hold
  42. Thinakural Cartoon

January, 2004

  1. An Ayodhya in the Making in Lanka
  2. Lessons to be Learnt from the LTTE
  3. Primary Trauma Course in Jaffna Teaching Hospital
  4. Pirapaharan, Chapter 28
    RAW Meets Pirapaharan
  5. A Reply to ‘India’s Interest in a JVP Sri Lanka’
  6. Parity of Military Status
  7. Sri Lanka Scene
    The World Figures Out
  8. Judge Voids Part of Anti-Terror Act
  9. The Destructors
  10. Caste in Transition
  11. India’s Interest in a JVP Sri Lanka
  12. An Indian Takeover of Sri Lanka?
  13. Pirapaharan, Chapter 27
    Amirthalingam Taken for a Ride
  14. Sri Lanka Scene
    Sinhala Chauvinism on the War Path
  15. Tolstoy & Pirabhakaran Parallels
  16. New Alliance Set to Precipitate War
  17. Still Time Left to Revive Peace
  18. Tamilchelvan’s Statement to Intl Officials & Organizations
  19. The Case for Direct Economic Assistance to the NorthEast
  20. Tribute to MGR
  21. ‘Chasing Freedom’ on Court TV Monday
  22. Think, India, Think
  23. Fait Accompli!?
  24. Pirapaharan, Chapter 26
    The First Attack on the Army
  25. Indo-Lanka Defence Cooperation
  26. Terms & Conditions
  27. Sri Lanka Scene
    Political Chess Goes On
  28. Professor Nagl’s War
  29. Review of ‘Tamils in Independent Ceylon’
  30. Global Myths and Realities
  31. George Washington & Prabhakaran
  32. Review of ‘Elusive Mind’
  33. Pirapaharan, Chapter 25
    Parliament Discusses Ways to Kill Amir
  34. Fiscal Federalism
  35. Film on US Detention of Asylum Seekers
  36. Kumar’s Calling to Tamil Intellectuals
  37. The Sri Lanka Scene
  38. Re-evaluating Concepts of Sovereignty
  39. US Presidential election 2004
  40. Indonesia’s Secret War
  41. Aiding the Devila>
  42. First Canadian Tamil Film Festival Jan. 2 & 3
  43. Tamil Folktales in Oral Tradition