tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post4624602897682873043..comments2023-09-25T13:44:01.994+05:30Comments on Rebel of Kandy: Do Tamils face particular problems that Sinhalese don’t face to demand a political solution?Rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601199802044207160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-31852492943354513012010-07-08T14:23:51.830+05:302010-07-08T14:23:51.830+05:30Good post. But, I wish to point out certain false ...Good post. But, I wish to point out certain false notions.<br /><br />1. Tamils were not brought by British during colonial rule. The plantation tamils were the ones who came to Srilanka, 'few centuries' back.<br /><br />2. The tamils of north-east lanka were there since atleast 1000 years. The island belongs to them as much as it to you, who came may be another 1000 years back to the island.<br /><br />3. When I say that tamils or sinhalese 'came', it is not to be taken literally. The indigenous population underwent a sort of cultural assimilation and conversion with the influx of various tribes over the ages. However, the basic stock is the same. For me, Prabhakaran looks very much a sinhalese and Rajapakse looks like any average Malayali from Kerala State of Tamilnadu. Hence, there are no two different 'races' in the racial sense.<br /><br />4. As an Indian - Hindu, I to some extent can understand your feelings. What happened with Islamic invasions in India happened with Tamil/South Indian/North Indian invasions in your island. But, we have to accept the reality now and there is no point in try to bring back the old notions of pure & serene land inhabited by a pure race/culture. We have to simply accept and move ahead. <br /><br />5. Give Tamils their due. Your country will not be weakened by such magnanimous gestures, it will only be strengthened by that. Remember that the whole Eelam issue would have fizzled out 25-30 years back had the sinhalese politicians had the foresight of a Nehru or Gandhi. They are ready to give those rights now, after the country suffered badly during all these 30 years.<br /><br />6. Any conflict badly damages the country and population. It is not that Tamils alone have suffered. If you compare Tamil population and sinhalese population, by taking the total percentage of those who were affected by this, it is the sinhalese who suffered most. Had you been magnanimous and generous, many lives on both sides could have been saved. <br /><br />7. Try giving the eelam tamils what is due to them. Let them have a homeland. We, in India have homelands of different groups. We have not been weakened by these. In due course of time, everyone identifies himself as Indian as well as with his linguistic background.<br /><br />8. It may look like I am sermoning and this is an Indian conspiracy. But, these advices are from the bottom of my heart and for the well being of the whole population of lanka. It is upto you guys to take it or leaving it aside.<br /><br />Pratyush MazumdarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-35206362158807945762010-07-08T14:22:57.241+05:302010-07-08T14:22:57.241+05:30Good post. But, I wish to point out certain false ...Good post. But, I wish to point out certain false notions.<br /><br />1. Tamils were not brought by British during colonial rule. The plantation tamils were the ones who came to Srilanka, 'few centuries' back.<br /><br />2. The tamils of north-east lanka were there since atleast 1000 years. The island belongs to them as much as it to you, who came may be another 1000 years back to the island.<br /><br />3. When I say that tamils or sinhalese 'came', it is not to be taken literally. The indigenous population underwent a sort of cultural assimilation and conversion with the influx of various tribes over the ages. However, the basic stock is the same. For me, Prabhakaran looks very much a sinhalese and Rajapakse looks like any average Malayali from Kerala State of Tamilnadu. Hence, there are no two different 'races' in the racial sense.<br /><br />4. As an Indian - Hindu, I to some extent can understand your feelings. What happened with Islamic invasions in India happened with Tamil/South Indian/North Indian invasions in your island. But, we have to accept the reality now and there is no point in try to bring back the old notions of pure & serene land inhabited by a pure race/culture. We have to simply accept and move ahead. <br /><br />5. Give Tamils their due. Your country will not be weakened by such magnanimous gestures, it will only be strengthened by that. Remember that the whole Eelam issue would have fizzled out 25-30 years back had the sinhalese politicians had the foresight of a Nehru or Gandhi. They are ready to give those rights now, after the country suffered badly during all these 30 years.<br /><br />6. Any conflict badly damages the country and population. It is not that Tamils alone have suffered. If you compare Tamil population and sinhalese population, by taking the total percentage of those who were affected by this, it is the sinhalese who suffered most. Had you been magnanimous and generous, many lives on both sides could have been saved. <br /><br />7. Try giving the eelam tamils what is due to them. Let them have a homeland. We, in India have homelands of different groups. We have not been weakened by these. In due course of time, everyone identifies himself as Indian as well as with his linguistic background.<br /><br />8. It may look like I am sermoning and this is an Indian conspiracy. But, these advices are from the bottom of my heart and for the well being of the whole population of lanka. It is upto you guys to take it or leaving it aside.Pratyush Mazumdarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-40216229877824498252010-04-15T01:03:27.719+05:302010-04-15T01:03:27.719+05:30How very coincidental, I was going to write the sa...How very coincidental, I was going to write the same points anytime soon. Now I can simply tweet/link to this post. Thanks!<br /><br />I don't think that the high security zones is a "problem" specific to Jaffna. There are several high security zones in Colombo as well. Perhaps Jaffna has more, but like armed forces and Police, this also will be solved by time.Anuradha Ratnaweerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946021964208733442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-2835160427141333212010-04-14T19:12:44.920+05:302010-04-14T19:12:44.920+05:30Man you are right. It is more of a assumed discrim...Man you are right. It is more of a assumed discrimination than actual. <br />Just ask an African American to walk around in small Kentucky town or a place like Durham, NC. in the night. They don't because of fear of groups like KKK and Aryan Nations.<br />I am yet to find a place in Sri Lanka where a Tamil person could not go even with all the security checks etc. Less than a year ago, there were plenty of place where a Sinhalese could not go. I did not see anyone calling it foul. No NGO ever noticed it.<br /><br />Any of these people ringing the racist bell are doing it for themselves, like most politicians do. They are happy to find problems than solutions. Even if there is disparity, I do not see these preachers providing means to over come them.<br /><br />Please don't insult these NGOs by saying those words are most abused. Those are the words these NGOs live by and those are the words that bring them a livelihood.<br />You and I have to work on bringing the peace about and prove Sri Lankans are much better than many assume. <br />I am for promoting all three languages in everywhere possible. Because after chatting among us in Sinhalese or Tamil, we still need to communicate with International communities.<br />Hi Donald, we just ended a war, in which ladies in saris who blew them up. If you do not like being checked, only solution is to wait at home. Have you tried to travel recently to any so called developed country? In Japan, like everyone I got all my ten fingers printed, in USA it is not much different.<br />Every time I am checked or inconvenienced, I think about the benefit of these security provide.<br />peace.Mageratahttp://magerata.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-66372131417568245502010-04-14T17:59:16.937+05:302010-04-14T17:59:16.937+05:30Sinhala and Tamil Languages are not compatible acr...Sinhala and Tamil Languages are not compatible across all platforms in Sri Lanka<br />There is a Standard for sinhala which is incomplete but for Tamil there is no standard in Sri Lanka. ONLY I have done this. Making a standard for both Languages.<br /><br />Also Tamils are discriminated when they register birth certificates, NIC etc. My sister in Law a 100% sinhala do have an indian name her NIC is written in Tamil. <br />She faces lots of questions when going around. <br /><br />Donald Gaminitillake<br />Let us change the standardDonald Gaminitillakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107059582015032172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480377038104226953.post-11242106666872866192010-04-14T17:01:21.474+05:302010-04-14T17:01:21.474+05:30Nice post.
Couldn't agree more on the subject....Nice post.<br />Couldn't agree more on the subject.Mahasenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360695598703246075noreply@blogger.com