S. J. V. Chelvanayakam1956–1983
Nearly 30 Years of Non-Violent Struggle
A source-based series on language legislation, satyagrahas and the evolution of Tamil national politics.
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Source-based writing on Eelam politics, society, history, culture and the lived experiences of its people.
S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Honourable V. Prabhakaran1975–2009
Nearly 30 Years of Armed Struggle
Military repression against Tamils and the armed actions undertaken in response.
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Introduction and Background | 1948–1956: From the Loss of Citizenship to the Language Rights Satyagraha – The Early Years of Ceylon Tamils’ Nonviolent StruggleThe early history of nonviolent Tamil politics, from the loss of Hill Country Tamil citizenship to the 1956 Galle Face satyagraha.
The Politics of ‘Removing the Tiger’ and the Politics of ‘Erasing Memory’Parani Krishnarajani’s opinion article on memory, justice, national identity and historical rights.
How Can Thileepan Be Called a Terrorist?An editorial asking what legal and historical basis is being used to describe Thileepan as a terrorist after the removal of his statue in Nallur, in light of the 1987 Indo–Sri Lanka Accord and his final hunger strike.Advertisement
The 1956 Language-Rights Protest and Violence Against Tamils!An article recording Tamil nonviolent protests at Galle Face, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Batticaloa, and the violence that followed the introduction of the Sinhala Only Bill in 1956.
Thileepan’s Death After His Hunger Strike and the Indian Congress Government’s Response!September 1987 remains an unforgettable period in the history of the Eelam Tamil liberation
Who Are You to Deny Our Identity as Eelam Tamils?When Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan spoke in an interview about her roots and her identity as an Eelam Tamil woman, she
1987 – The Attack on the Pannai Viduthi Mini Camp in JaffnaIn the early part of 1987, when the Jaffna Peninsula had no other movements and was entirely a territory under the Tigers'
The Killing of Das and the Punishment of Sri SabaratnamIn 1983, the Indian military trained the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, or TELO, in UttarArticle Series
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