Eelamist

Reclaiming radicalism

[eelamist]

#TamilEelam #Tamil #LTTE #Woman #soldier #Tiger #TamilTiger #lka #SriLanka #india

[borderpeople]

Recently, I’ve noticed a growing discontent amongst some Eelam Tamils in regards to how the massacre in Gaza is being framed by the media, and responded to by the world. Some express a clear reluctance in discussing the topic altogether, while others show little empathy let alone solidarity...

[eelapalan]

Sri Lanka ready to face UN rights body: Minister

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-18/south-asia/46324566_1_unhrc-mahinda-samarasinghe-rights-body

Stalking Sri Lanka: UK Parliament Report Reveals Geneva Efforts On War Crimes

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[cunfound-deactivated20150808]

Okay so I just realised that tumblr user eelamist was probably referencing my old post on Sri Lankan identity in their question.

Since I failed to take that into account I realise that my recent answer contradicts with that older post. I WAS saying that Sri Lankan identity should be thought...

[eelamist]

I was referring to that post indeed. Agree with your (current) view on Sri Lanka and the futility of trying to reach a political settlement under the existing state structure. Don't agree that oppression of minorities within nation states is an inevitability. Sri Lanka inextricably links national identity to ethnicity. Eelam Tamil nationalism has always been inclusive of other groups, see Vaddukkoddai Resolution (1977).

[footybedsheets]

Members of the Palestinian security forces take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jericho. (Reuters)

[eelamist]

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam soldiers, near Kilinochchi, April 2004

[eelamist]

Interesting (colonial) subtext to picture: Boys who are blessed with a bright memory The Tamils form the most civilized and energetic of the Dravidian peoples, and are certainly the most enterprising of the South Indian tribes. These Tamil school lads with their wooden slates and the marks of their god on their foreheads, meet with few difficulties at their lessons; the race is credited with an astounding memory, and possesses combined qualities of patience and politeness. Photo: F. Deaville Walker

[checkyourbrownprivilege]

By Ahila, Ram & Sinthujan

The social, political, and economic arrangements of a society can place some people in a privileged position relative to others, particularly with respect to important goods, like institutional representation, economic resources, and even less tangible goods like…

[eelamist]

LTTE in India in the early 80s

[eelamist]

View from the cliffs of Trincomalee

[eelamist]

Karthikai Poo - Gloriosa Lily