On the 10th Anniversary of the Launching of
tamilnation.org
on 10 May 1998:
The Relevance
of Aurobindo: Early Political Life & TeachingsSri
Aurobindo on Unity and British Rule"It is a common cry
in this country that we should effect the unity of its people before
we try to be free. There is no cry which is more plausible, none
which is more hollow... The first question we have to answer
is - can this practical unity be accomplished by acquiescence in
foreign rule? ... a state created by the encampment of a foreign
race among a conquered population and supported in the last resort
not by any section of the people but by external force, is an
inorganic state... the tendency of the intruding body is to break
down all the existing organs of national life and to engross all
power in itself. ... if the middle class could be either
tamed, bribed or limited in its expansion, the disorganisation would
be complete...The organs of middle class political life can
only be dangerous so long as they are independent. By taking away
their independence they become fresh sources of strength for the
Government...The dissolution of the subject organisation into a
disorganised crowd is the inevitable working of an alien
despotism..."
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10 May 2007 On the
third anniversary of the re-launch of
tamilnation.org
on
10 May 2004 and the
ninth anniversary of its
first launch on 10 May 1998 - Revisted:
Reflections on the Gita - 26 years ago
"..That which was said by Lord Krishna
to Arujna in the battlefield was both simple and fundamental -
simple to declare but fundamental in content. It was a call for
action in the battlefield and where else is there a greater need for
action. And Lord Krishna urging Arjuna to do battle against those
whom Arjuna regarded as his friends, his teachers and his
relations, tells Arujna, "To action you have a right,
but not to the fruits thereof."
This oft repeated statement of the Gita is of very direct relevance to all of us who
are engaged in activity or action of one kind or another. The detachment which the Gita
speaks about is not the opposite of attachment. It is not a dead detachment. It is not a
negative detachment. Understanding the Gita is not a mere intellectual exercise in the
trap of opposites.
There is in each one of us an urge to
live without conflict, without opposites, to
understand the whole and become holy. There is in each one of us a path of harmony, our
dharma, and it is this path of harmony which the Gita enjoins us to follow.
For Arujna
that path was to engage in battle. "
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About Us
10 May 2006
"Today is the Second Anniversary of the re-launch of
tamilnation.org
on 10 May 2004 and the Eighth Anniversary of its
first launch on 10 May 1998. Anniversaries afford opportunities
to pause and reflect. And something that I had written eight
years ago, in April 1998, came to mind. It was written in
response to a friend who wondered whether Gandhiam would
survive. My response was titled
Gandhi and Tamil Eelam.
I wrote - "I have often agonised about whether I should write at all - I have asked to what end do I
write? The Tamil short story writer,
Sundara Ramasamywho was in London about four years ago told me that he had asked the same question - and
his answer was that as he gave expression in words to that which was buried in him, he
himself evolved and changed. My involvement in the Tamil struggle during the past several
years has helped to further my understanding both of myself and the people to whom I
belong. Every inside has an outside - and every outside has an inside. And the
two always go together. However, I can lay no claim to infallibility...
Words which are not related to
our deeds are not of much value.
Gandhi
walked his talk. It is when our words match our deeds that we ourselves become integrated
and whole - and acquire the capability to truly serve.
Each of us have our dharma - our way of harmony.
It was Arujna’s dharma to do battle and it was in battle that Arujna
found peace - and eventual growth. Any other path would have
left him in pain and in conflict. But, the search for harmony is elusive. It was Annie Besant who remarked once (translating
the Gita), that it is better to
act in accordance with one's own dharma rather than try 'to act out some one else's dharma
better'. ..
The
struggle for Tamil Eelam is no afternoon tea party. I remember
Sathasivam
Krishnakumar (Kittu) speaking to me about action in battle - how single minded one
needed to be once engaged in battle. There could be no wavering. No question of a Hamlet
like 'to be or not to be'. He would pause reflectively and say: "It was almost as if
one was transformed in the heat of battle into another being." At the same time an armed struggle is not a carte blanche to kill and maim and lines will
have to be drawn however difficult or even seemingly impossible that task may sometimes
appear to be. I believe that
means and ends are inseparable...
Each one of us will determine that which appears right to
him or her - and then match his words with his deeds. It
seems to me that the way forward is not to turn a blind eye
to the issues that confront the struggle - but at the same
time refuse to undermine those who have given so much of
themselves so that their brothers and sisters may live in
equality and freedom. ... Yes, I do believe that 'Gandhiam'
will survive as more and more people (and that includes
myself) acquire more and more courage to openly stand up for
that which they know to be the truth and be willing to
suffer for that which they believe to be right..."
About Us
-
10 May 2005 - Today is the first year anniversary of the re- launch of tamilnation.org
on 10 May 2004. On looking back, we are reminded of the quote
from Victor Frankl which appeared
in our Reflections
page on our first launch on
10 May 1998 - a quote which, perhaps, bears repetition, seven years later - "Don't aim at success - the more you aim at it and make it a target,
the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must
ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal
dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by product of one's
surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen
by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you
to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live
to see that in the long run - in the long run, I say! - success will follow you precisely
because you had forgotten to think of it..." Victor E. Frankl, who endured
years of unspeakable horror in Nazi death camps, writing in 'Man's Search for
Ultimate Meaning'
"அன்பும் சிவமும் இரண்டென்பர் அறிவிலார்
அன்பேசிவமாவது யாரும் அறிகிலார்
அன்பே சிவமாவது யாரும் அறிந்தபின்
அன்பேசிவமாய் அமர்ந்திருந்தாரே"
Thirumular's Thirumanthiram
About Us
-
10 May 2004"The world occurs differently for each one of us. Additionally,
for each one of us, the world occurs differently at different stages
of our lives. We grow and we change - we
enfold and unfold.
tamilnation.org
was launched on 10 May 1998 and was
closed three years later on 30 June
2001.The closure led to some bouquets and some brickbats -
both were understandable though, perhaps, not equally welcome! The fact that the
reasons for the closure were 'personal' led to some speculation as to the
'reasons' - and that too was understandable. The reasons were
personal, but perhaps I should have made clear, at that time, that the closure had nothing to
do with any external pressure. There was no external pressure. There are
passages
in each of our lives when, more so than at other times, we feel a
compelling need to stand back, reflect upon, and learn from our
life experiences. The closure of
tamilnation.org
on 30 June 2001, had something to do with that compulsion and that need."
- Nadesan Satyendra, 10 May 2004
See
also Awards, Reviews & Listingsincluding - the Australian National University Asian Studies WWW Monitor top five star
rating
to the tamilnation website. [A well organised, and extensively annotated guide to Tamil-related
resources - ed.]Research usefulness[essential
- v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
நுண்ணொழுக்கம்
காட்டும், நுண்ணுர்வை ஊட்டும் நூல்களை இணைய தளத்தில் வெளியிட்டு வருகிறீர்கள்.
இவைகள்
என் மனதில் நல்லெண்ணங்களை உருவாக்கி, தீயவைகளை போக்கிட உதவுகின்றன.
நம் பண்பாடு
பாழாகமல் தடுக்கின்றன. தங்கள்
புகழ், அறச் செய்கை என்றும் நிலைத்து நிற்கும். தங்கள்
பணி இப் புவியைக் காக்கும்.போர்,கலகம்,நோய் போன்றவற்றை
குறைக்கும். சொல்ல நிறைய உண்டு. .
தங்களுண்மையுள்ள,க.
சக்திவேலு, அன்பன்.
Response by
tamilnation.org
Mikka
Nanri.
Project Madurai itself is
the work of a group of enthusiastic volunteers living in many parts of the
globe and is led by Dr.K.Kalyanasundram from Switzerland and
Dr. Kumar Mallikarjunan from
USA. If
you would like to participate in the project in any way you may want to join
the
Project Madurai Yahoo Group
or email Dr.Kalyanasundaram at <pmadurai AT gmail DOT
com>.
From: Sanjeeth
Tharmarajah, 18 November 2008
Hi, I am fascinated by
tamilnation.org
website. I found
tamilnation.org
an intellectual resource - a Tamil online library. I also like to dedicate my
share of help to expand our Tamil culture world wide online at
Tamil Dawn - 'water
will flow from a well in the sand in proportion to depth to which it is dug,
and knowledge will flow from a man in proportion to his learning'. I thank
tamilnation.org
for its dedication in enriching Tamil Culture
via Internet.
It was interesting to go through your website. It
is a proud moment to see a website dedicated to our rich
Tamil literature and
culture. However, it is odd to read about
the contributions of almost every one in the planet, except that of the ONE
man without whose efforts we may not have Tamil literature today - DR. U. V.
SWAMINATHA IYER.
"The response of a people to invasion by aliens from a
foreign land is a measure of the depth of their roots and the strength of their identity.
It was under British conquest that the Tamil renaissance of the second half of the 19th
century gathered momentum.
It was a renaissance which had its cultural beginnings in the discovery and the
subsequent editing and printing of the Tamil classics of the Sangam period. These had
existed earlier only as palm leaf manuscripts.
Arumuga Navalar in Jaffna, in the island of
Sri Lanka, published the Thirukural in 1860 and
Thirukovaiyar in 1861.
Thamotherampillai,
who was born in Jaffna but who served in Madras, published the grammatical treatise
Tolkapiyam by collating material from several original ola leaf manuscripts.
It was on the foundations laid by
Arumuga Navalar and Thamotherampillai that
Swaminatha Aiyar, who was born in Tanjore, in South
India, put together the classics of Tamil literature of the Sangam period. Swaminatha
Aiyar spent a lifetime researching and collecting many of the palm leaf manuscripts of the
classical period and it is to him that we owe the publication of
Cilapathikaram,
Manimekali,
Puranuru,
Civakachintamani and many other treatises which are a part of the
rich
literary heritage of the Tamil people."
From 1965 to 1967 when I was an A
level science student in one of the village schools in Jaffna, the teacher
(a left wing supporter from the Kanapathipillai family) who taught the
'General Knowledge' subject taught us about
Bandaranaike's Sinhala only language
policies, importance to Buddhism etc and about the meanings of revenge
and avenge and the difference. Interestingly he also taught us about
Martin Luther King, Alabama riots,
the famous dream speech, the poems
etc.
Yesterday when I was watching the
victory
speech by Obama live, together with two of my three children I was able
to show them the tears in the eyes of Jessie Jackson, Oprah Winfery and
others. My children always tease me when ever I get carried away by empathy
and emotion. How far America has come and Martin Luther King's dream has
come true at least symbolically for the time being and hopefully Obama will
take it to higher planes now in real terms.
When I looked at the faces of my children when Oprah Winfery & Colin Powell
were interviewed by CNN later, I thought my children were expressing their
wisdom through silence - that Obama has many homelands (Chicago, Hawaii,
Kenyan village) to be proud of and is welcome there but Appa your birth
place is a Sinhalese owned Island and you can only be a visitor at the mercy
of the Sinhalese army. So be happy with your adopted country until the
Tamils in Eelam get their peace and security through their own leadership
and the baton changes in the journey that was started by
SJV Chelva like Martin Luther King.
The Tamil struggle is about PEACE and SECURITY and not ownership of
the whole Island and perpetual military domination.
From: நீலாம்பரி,
தமிழ்நாடு.3 November 2008
ஈழத்தமிழா,
கவலை
கொள்ளாதே, இன்று இல்லை, நாளை இல்லை,
என்றாவது ஒரு நாள் இந்திய அரசுக்கு உன் உதவி தேவைப்படும். ஆம்
இந்திய துணைக் கண்டத்தில் இலங்கையை பாகிஸ்தானும் சீனாவும் கை கோர்க்கும் நாள்
வெகு தொலைவில் இல்லை. ஈழத்தமிழனின் அருமை இந்திய அரசுக்கு அன்றுதெரியும்.
From: Subramani Pillai, Tamil Nadu,
2 November 2008
Vannakam Anbare, Mikka Nanri.. Thanks a lot for
publishing our comments in
tamilnation.org..
We are from Tamil Nadu Actor Ajith Fans Association. We request you
sincerely and earnestly to publish this in visitor comments, especially as
Eelam Tamils should know the truth. It would be of great help, if this
reaches Eelam Tamils in Europe. They should hear that our voices are for
them.We are shocked and deeply concerned about happenings in Sri Lanka
concerning our Tamil Eelam Brothers and sisters. We shed tears and want to
show our support to Eelam Tamils. We express our sincere solidarity and
grief whole heartedly.
We
would like to bring to your notice that some false news has breen
spread in some Tamil Magazines about Actor Ajith Kumar regarding his
stance on fasting in support of Eelam Tamils. We came to know that in Europe
Eelam Tamils have protested against this, considering that the news is
truth.
Ajith has always condemned attacks on Tamils in any part of the world and
his heart always cares about the Tamil sufferings. Already we are hurt by
the atrocities meted to Eelam Tamils. We , Ajth and Ajith Fans are always
with Eelam Tamils and will extend our support as long as we live. We pray to
Almighty whole heartedly for the well being of Eelam Tamils. Morover the
official Website for Ajith Fans,
www.Ajithfans.com and
www.starajith.com can be checked for authentication regarding our
stance for Eelam Tamils Issue.
Once again, we request you to publish this comment to show our support for
our beloved Eelam Tamil Brothers and sisters. "Whatever may be said,
whosoever may say it - to determine the truth of it, is wisdom" -
Thirukural. "Tamilan Endru Sollada Thalai Nimirnthu Nillada"
Vazhlga Tamil Inam
From: S.M.Pillai, Australia, 28 October 2008
From: Suresh, Tamil Nadu 27 October
2008
"Arasiyal Chanakkiyanin ! Kulla Nari Thanam" If any one wants to make a
movie about Karunanidhi in future, I would suggest this title. The second
title I can think of is "Kottum Mazhaiyil Makkalai Muttaal Akkiya Thalaivan"
Long live Kalaignar Karunanidhi for your excellent service to Tamil and
Tamil People. [see also
India-Sri Lanka Joint Press
Release & Karunanidhi Shows his Hand, 26 October 2008]
I am just an ordinary person but with an indestructible love for my
mother tongue Tamil. I don’t know if any website in the world can equal
tamilnation.org for its EXCELLENCE. I am thankful to the Almighty that it happens to
be a website dedicated to covering (with unfailingly prompt updating) all
subjects and aspects relating to the God-given Tamil Language.
I began to type out the following letter to rediffmail to express my
reaction. Owing to limitation imposed on number of letter-characters (viz:
1500) I could not write more in detail. I seek your patience to go through
the letterforw whatever ii is worth.
"I WRITE THIS WITH MY MIND & HEART FILLED WITH SOULFUL PRAYERS TO THE LORD
FOR SAVING THE TAMIL-SPEAKING PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA FROM THE ENDLESS TORTURES
THEY HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING AND FROM THEIR TOTAL ELIMINATION FROM SRI LANKA."
Soon after the Partition of our Country (the unpardonable result of our
so-called freedom fighters’ folly), the Bengali speaking people of East
Pakistan, unable to bear the atrocities of the brutal army of West Pakistan,
went on a revolt and sought India’s help. The then Premier Indira Gandhi
gave spontaneous consent and deployed the Indian Army in support of the
rebelling ‘East Pakistan’ soldiers. The rest is history. The Indian Premier
even cleared a vast area in Vindhya Pradesh to accommodate the flooding
refugees. That the Bengali refuges didn’t opt for that area is another
point.
I want to ask ‘what prevented the Indian Govt from going to the rescue of
the tortured and persecuted Tamils of Sri Lanka?' What eventually
happened is all the more unpardonable. Against the sober advice of the
fearlessly frank retired Supreme Court Judge Krishna Aiyer, Rajiv Gandhi
deployed the so called “Indian Peace Keeping Force” (comprised of all North
Indian Soldiers) in compliance of Sri Lankan Govt’s request for India’s
intervention, when its army was facing defeat in their unholy war
against the lion-hearted LTTE.
Untold atrocities were committed by the
so-called Peace-keeping army resulted in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
What I saw on television (Makkal TV)
in the early morning hours (17 October 08) shook me to tears. I spent the
entire day, upset but searching for 'international press medias' and e-mail
addresses to submit the letter below to as many editors possible,
'Letters
to the editor'. What I wanted was an awakening reminder, and international
reading. Having found nothing, I 'tamed' the letter and e-mailed it to the
local 2 newspapers. Outcome?!!!! It is only 4.30am, and I am awake
(disturbed by the yesterday's 4 - 5 minutes news) and still searching. I found
your site by chance. Hence this attached intro letter.
What could have possibly awakened me at 5am, to go into the garden driveway to
collect the newspapers. With the television on, and flipping through the pages,
the sound of a roaring jet, stopped my reading and shifted my attention to the television
screen.
It was the "Makkal" station beaming overseas from India. In the foreground were
trenches. Children in uniforms were each, seeking space to shelter. You could
see, that even in calamity, the seniors helped lower the younger children into trenches.
The camera pans the scene to show the injured being carried away, dead people
lying around, broken houses, sheds, dead cattle and the rise of white smoke from
hit grounds. How aptly, the announcer added, where is the difference between cattle and men.
The decision at the helm by the Sri Lankan President is, "We will carry
on bombing and
shelling". This only means continuation of onslaught and attacks. Across in the
mainland India, effigies are being burnt on the streets. Tempers are rising, and violence is rearing it's ugly head. Obviously now, the
emerging need to "Revolt, defend, and protect Tamils of Sri Lanka"
is showing
vehemently. Also, pressures are mounting on the Indian government and political
parties for action.
I am neither a politician nor a war analyst/strategist. I could only question
the 4-5 minutes in silence with disappointment, I ask, where are all of the
International Organizations that care for human life and welfare? What about
those organisations that care for mother, life and child in turmoil?
Is the
United Nations asleep? Where is that glamorous UNITED NATIONS?
Would the leaders of the world, all well dressed and in luxury flights and
limousines, stop their pretentions and pretexts of negotiating peace and people
rights. Stay put on earth. See, what people like me see. It is no use looking at Mars and Venus.
Learn to
let people, live, eat and sleep in peace. They ask no more.
நான் ஆங்கில்த்தில்merinews.com
இணைப்பக்கத்தில் எழுதிய Tamil Nadu Going
Eelam Way? --I கட்டுரையை
தங்கள் வலைப்பக்கத்தில் வெளியிட்டதிற்கு மிக்க ந்ன்றி. கட்டுரையின் இரண்டாம்
பாகம்
Tamil Nadu Going Eelam Way? - IIபதிக்கப்பட்டுவிட்டது. இக்கட்டுரைகளைத்
தமிழ்ப்படுத்தி வெளியிடுவது எதிரிகளாலும்,
இனவிரோதிகளாலும் உலகத்தமிழர்களைப்
ப்ற்றி பரப்பப்பட்டுள்ள நச்சுக்கருத்துக்களையும் பொய்த்தகவல்களையும் (உலகத்தமிழர்களின்
எண்ணத்தில் விதைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள தடுமாற்றங்களையும்கூட) முறியடைக்கஉதவும் எனக் கருதுகிறேன். "தமிழ்நாட்டை
'தெற்கு காஷ்மீர'மாக்குவது இந்தியநலனுக்கு உகந்ததா?"
எனத் தலைப்பிடலாம். அதற்குவேண்டிய
திறமை எனக்கில்லாததால்,
வேறெவரும் முன்வரட்டும்.
From: Selvi Arumugam,
Canada 29 September 2008
Your website is great and wonderful. It's very hard
to see such a wonderful website. I'm really proud of being a Tamil. As a
Tamil I am really grateful to ur group.
From: Nalina Mahesh,
Tamil Nadu, 29 September 2008
Thank you very much for the detailed information
about Tamil saint Auvaiyar
- very useful explanations also.
From: V. Sathya
Narayanan, 19 September 2008
Tamil is the mother of all languages. You know that
better than I and your work is great. Keep going . I have never seen a Tamil
site like this. The literary and
spirituality areas are mind
blowing. Let Tamil be spread far and wide. My hearty wishes for that. Simply
the BEST.
Re
Karunanidhi Turns on Nedumaran- tamilnationஇன்
கண்டனத்துடன்,
எனது
கண்டனத்தையும் தெரிவிற்க விரும்புகிறேன்.இதுவரை
உலகத் தமிழர்கட்கு தன்மேல் இருந்த கொஞ்ச நஞ்ச மரியாதையையும் கருணாநிதி இந்தபித்தலாட்டுதனத்தால் இழந்து விட்டார். இது ஒரு வரலாற்று தவறு. அய்யா நெடுமாறனின்
கண்ணியம் இது போன்ற பிசத்தல்களால் இம்மி அளவும் குன்றாது மாறாக என்றும்போல்
மலைபோல்மேலோங்கியே
நிற்கும்.மிக்க
வருத்தத்துடன்,
தமிழ்
அன்பன்
அன்பு நண்பா,
உனது மடல் கண்டு பெரு மகிழ்ச்சி.
என்று தணியும் இந்த போர் முழக்கம்?.
ஒரு நல்ல கேள்வி.
ஒரு சகோதர சண்டையைஊதிப் பெருக்கி,
ஈழத் தமிழனை,
இந்த இரண்டும் கெட்ட நிலைக்கு இட்டு வந்ததில் காந்தி தேசமாம் பாரதத்திற்கு பெரும் பங்கு உண்டு.
அன்று ஈழ
போராளிகளுக்கு ஆயுதம் கொடுத்துஊக்குவித்து,
ஆனால் இன்று
தமிழ் இனத்தையே வேருடன் அழித்து ஒழிக்க கங்கணம் கட்டி உள்ள
சிங்கள
பேரினவாதத்திற்கு,
ராஜ தந்திர ஆலோசனை,
ஆயுத உதவி வழங்கி,
நய வஞ்சகம் செய்யும் நாராயணன்கள் வரை பாரதத்தின் பாதகச் செயல்கள்,
அண்ணனைசதி செய்து கொன்று,
அவன் மனைவியை தம்பிக்கு அபகரித்துக்கொடுத்த ராமனின் ஓர வஞ்சகமான பாதகச் செயலையும் விடக் கொடியது.
அன்பு நண்பா!
ஆனால் கார் இருளிலும் ஒரு ஒளிக் கீற்று.
பின் வரும் செய்தியை கூர்ந்து படித்துப் பார்.
ஈழ மக்கள் உயிர் வாழ்விற்கான
போராட்டத்தைப் போலவே,
வல்அரசுகளின் சதியால் தம் வாழ்விழந்த பாலஸ்தின மக்களது போராட்டமும்மிக நீண்டது.
கொடியது.
சக போராடும் ஒரு இன குழுவான எம்மவர் சிலர் கூட இன்றும் அவர் தம் அடக்கு முறை ஆள்பவர் புகழ் பாடிடும் இவ் வேளையில்,
தம் இனத் துரோகிகளால் கூட
சிதைக்கப்பட்ட அம் மக்கள் வாழ்வில் ஒரு சிறு ஒளி வட்டம்.
ஆம் நண்பா,
இப் பூ உலகின் நாலா பக்கம் இருந்தும் மனிதம் நேசிக்கும் பண்பட்ட நல் உள்ளங்கள் ஒன்று கூடி அவர் தம் வெந் சிறை உடைத்துப்,
பரிவு காட்டிடும் அற்புதக் காட்சி காண ஆயிரம் கண் போதாது.
இவ் வேளையில் உனக்கு ஒரு பணிவான வேண்டுதல்.
ஆறு கோடி ஈழத்து உறவுகள் அக்கரையில் என்று சொல்லியே,
எம்மைப் பரிகசித்து,
இகழ்ந்து,
எம் இரத்த உறவுகள் மீது கொடிய போர் தொடுத்து,
அவர் தம் வாழ்வு அழித்துக்
கொக்கரிக்கும் சிங்களத்தின் சிறை உடைத்து,
செந்தமிழர் சிறை மீட்க ஏன் உன்னால் முடியாது?.
சொல்லுநண்பா ஏன் இந்த மௌனம்?.
என்று நீ உன் மௌனம் தொலைக்கிறாஜோ அன்றுடன் ஓயும் இப் போர் முழக்கம்.
நீ இந்த வரலாற்று கடமையை செய்யத் தவறினால்,
நேரம் கெட்ட வேளையில் இந்த இடக்கு கேள்வி கேட்டாயே என்று உன்னையும்,
தமிழன் மீது சிங்களவர் கூடக் காட்டாத தமிழினப் பகை வெறி கொண்டு அலையும் நாராயண்கள் கூட்டத்தில் நீயும் ஒன்று என்றே வரலாறுப் பழி சுமந்திட நேரிடும்.
விரைந்து காட்டிடு உன் தமிழ் வீரத்தை!.
இவ் வேளையில் எம் உறவு கூறிப் போந்த உனக்காகத் தமிழ் இனம்,
இத் தரணியிலே தன் மானத்துடன்,
தலை நிமிந்து வாழ,
இசை அமுது படைத்து,
உயிர் கொடுத்து, எம் இன விடுதலை வேண்டிக் காண மழை பொழியும், தேன் இசை
செல்லப்பாவின் ஒரு இனிய பாடல்.
"If someone asks me when and how the struggle may end, I may
say that, if the entire community manfully stands the test, the
end will be near. If many of us fall back under storm and
stress, the struggle will be prolonged. But I can boldly
declare, and with certainty, that so long as there is even a
handful of men true to their pledge, there can only be one
end to the struggle, and that is victory... It is possible
that a majority of those present here might take the pledge in a
fit of enthusiasm or indignation but might weaken under the
ordeal, and only a handful might be left to face the final test.
Even then there is only one course open to the like of me, to
die but not to submit to the law..."
Why do we call it freedom
when freedom is not free.
The cost was blood and sweat
and tears that bought our liberty....
For many left their loved
ones
their friends, their families
Standing true to oaths once taken
to defend our liberties.
Holding fast they fought for
freedom
both at home and then abroad
Spilling blood upon the waters
o'er the ground on which they trod.
Wounded from the many battles
in mire and blood their bodies lay
The dead with mouths wide open
forming words they'd never say.
Seeing eyes no longer seeing
hearing ears no longer hear
Hearts once beating stilled and quiet
loved ones close no longer near.
And though their hopes and
dreams were shattered
let their deaths not be in vain
We must keep forever burning
freedom's torch, the victor's flame.
For they died for you,
America
your freedom was not free
For t'was their blood and sweat and tears
that bought your liberty.
So when you speak again of
freedom
may your hearts be filled with pride
And your gratitude for those
who for your freedom fought and died.
From:Professor Bob
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Dimensions of the Conflict in Sri Lanka". Could you tell me how I might find
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