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April 22nd, 2008

India, Sri Lanka: Temple Festivals on both sides of the Palk Strait

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Temple festivals are an integral part of life for Hindu Tamils, across the countries they live in. The following photo essay captures a few moments of these festivals. From Rakwana in Sri Lanka, a temple car festival in photographs by 'Irakuwanai' Nirshan. One of the focal points of the festival is ... 6 comments · read »

April 9th, 2008

Sri Lanka: Stop the War on Journalists

Mathy Kandasamy · 14:40 · South Asia

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International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), an organization which aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists is calling for a Global Day of Action on the 10th of April, titled Stop the War on Journalists in Sri Lanka. IFJ has asked it's friends and colleagues to participate ... 7 comments · read »

November 12th, 2007

Tamil Blogosphere: Anuratha's ongoing battle with breast cancer

Mathy Kandasamy · 16:56 · South Asia

Tamil Blogdom is generally considered to be a place to have 'fun'. A bunch of people standing around in groups discussing politics, movies, music, technology. A different set of people sit together talking about literature and churning out poetry and short-stories. Yet another group can be seen jumping around bursting ... 3 comments · read »

November 7th, 2007

Sri Lanka: Death of LTTE's Thamilselvan

Mathy Kandasamy · 08:07 · South Asia

Thamilselvan, Tamil Tigers' political wing head was killed along with five of his colleagues on Friday. [link: BBC]. Thamilselvan was the public face of the LTTE and his death has devastated many Tamils. However, as is in the case of such men, his death also highlights the controversial role of ... 4 comments · read »

October 26th, 2007

Sri Lanka: Anuradhapura, Terrorism and Hillary Clinton

Mathy Kandasamy · 20:41 · South Asia

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On October 22, an air force base at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka was attacked by a Tamil Tiger suicide squad. [News: BBC]. According to BBC, Tamil Tigers claimed to have destroyed eight aircraft including spy places while losing 21 of their fighters. According to the Sri Lankan Government just two helicopters ... 0 comments · read »

October 15th, 2007

Celebrating festivals, feasting and donating smiles

Mathy Kandasamy · 15:57 · South Asia

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Last Saturday Muslims all over the world celebrated Eid ul-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan. Abul Kalam Azad a Chennai blogger shares his experiences. His children eagerly distributing festival sweets to friends and neighbours, His youngest daughter preparing a project detailing Ramadan with her non-muslim friend's help. Azad ponders ... 2 comments · read »