Jayalakshmi SatyendraJayalakshmi Satyendra nee Rajandram was born on 12 September 1936, in Colombo, Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). She left the land of her birth in the aftermath of the genocidal onslaught on the Tamils in Sri Lanka in July 1983. In 1988 she was… Sep 12 20September 12, 2020Article at Nadesan on Authory
Confronting the Death of PrabhakaranI have never met Velupillai Prabhakaran. Neither have I ever spoken to him. I did not know him personally. Again, it is not that I have agreed with everything that he said or did. Yet, when he died on 17 May 2009, I felt a deep sense of personal… Jun 18 09June 18, 2009Article at tamilnation.org
Remembering Mamanithar Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar passed away in Melbourne, Australia on 29 March 2007. He was 54 years of age. Jeyakumar was a good and honest human. And when we remember and honour Jeyakumar, we also strengthen that which is good and honourable amongst… Mar 30 07March 30, 2007Article at tamilnation.org
M.K.Eelaventhan In the early hours of the morning of Monday, 4 December 2000, at about 5 a.m. Indian Immigration and Police officials, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived at the humble home of 68 year old M.K.Eelaventhan, at Arumbakkam in Chennai, in Tamil… Dec 12 00December 12, 2000Article at tamilnation.org
Raj SwarnanA struggle for freedom is no afternoon tea party. The struggle of the people of Tamil Eelam for freedom has brought with it death, pain and suffering - at the same time the struggle is a witness to singular displays of courage and expresses the… May 10 00May 10, 2000Article at tamilnation.org
Neelan ThiruchelvamThe comment by Sri Lanka President, Chandrika Kumaratunga on the assassination of Neelan Thiruchelvam is understandable."All who are able to ascertain good and evil will treat this dastardly assassination with the contempt it deserves...Such… Aug 07 99August 07, 1999Article at tamilnation.org
Sri Sabaratnam - RevisitedA visitor to the tamilnation website wrote: "Re the 1987 Sri Sabaratnam Memorial Lecture, it will be dishonest on my part to say that I agree with all that you say. In this lecture, I have no quarrel with your tributes to Kuttimani and Thangathurai.… Jul 17 99July 17, 1999Article at tamilnation.org
Concerning Appapillai Amirthalingam"...It may, perhaps, be said for Amirthalingam, that his lasting political contribution was to clarify for many Tamils (who may have thought otherwise) that 'effective leadership of an armed....struggle requires a new style of leadership' and that gu Jul 02 99July 02, 1999Article at tamilnation.org
Subramaniya Bharathi - the Poet of Tamil Nationalism & Indian Freedom" கவிதை எழுதுபவன் கவியன்று. கவிதையே வாழ்க்கையாக உடையோன், வாழ்க்கையே கவிதையாகச் செய்தோன், அவனே கவி" - பாரதி"He who writes poetry is not a poet. He whose poetry has become his life, and who has made his life his poetry - it is he who is a poet." -… May 10 98May 10, 1998Article at tamilnation.org
Sathasivam Krishnakumar - the Struggle was his Life Sathasivam Krishnakumar whose 33rd birthday fell on January 2 is no longer with us. I had known Kittu for a relatively short period of three years. And as I write I am mindful that there are many others who have known and worked with him for much… Feb 01 93February 01, 1993Article at tamilnation.org
Kanthasamy, the Karma Yogi * It was more than twenty five years ago, in the early 1960s, that I first met with Kanthasamy. At that time, he was a young lawyer working in Advocate N. Nadarasa's chambers at Kollupitiya. But he was already displaying some of the qualities which… Jun 15 89June 15, 1989Article at tamilnation.org
Sri Sabaratnam, Leader of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation* We are met here today to honour the memory of Sri Sabaratnam, the leader of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation who together, with a few hundred other brave and honest Tamils gave their lives an year ago, in the cause of the Tamil people... May 09 87May 09, 1987Article at tamilnation.org
Dr.K.Arumugam: An Untiring and Steadfast Fighter for JusticeAru was a good and honourable man in a world where goodness and honour are not always easy to find. In his death, the Tamil people have lost an untiring and steadfast fighter for justice, ..and many of us, a friend to whom we could turn to.. Oct 15 86October 15, 1986Article at tamilnation.org
