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Journal articles on the topic "Sri Lankan Tamils"

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V, Gunapalasingam, and Mumthaj Sameem M.S.J. "Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar in Cultural Dimensions of Sri Lankan Tamils – A Study." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, S-11 (2022): 140–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s1120.

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Relations between Sri Lankan Tamils and Tamil Nadu are indigenous. They are multidimensional. They span politics, geography, history, commerce, literature, art, culture, religion, and worship. Due to the popularity of Tamil personalities, it is common for their names to influence the cultural spheres of Sri Lankan Tamils. It is common practise to put the names of active personalities on corporate organisations and projects. In such a background, this research is carried out by proposing the research problem that the name of Mahakavi Bharathiyar has influenced the cultural sites of Sri Lankan Tamils. Bharathiar belongs to the list of freedom fighters who fought for India till its independence. During the colonial period, Bharathiyar resistance was seen in two ways. One is a chant against the oppressive system of foreigners, and the other is a chant against the backward ideas found in society. Through his works, Bharathiyar is notable among those who brought both of these to the masses. It is worth noting here that it was Swami Vibulananda who introduced Bharathiyar and his works to Sri Lankan Tamils. As a result, it seems that a revolutionary movement about Bharathiyar has spread among the Sri Lankan Tamils. It caused great changes in the socio-cultural sphere. Thus, Bharathi's name has gained a stable place among Sri Lankan Tamils. Bharathiyar's name spans government schools, reading roads, social charities, women's liberation organizations, newspapers, magazines, sports clubs, street names, personal names, etc. Bharathiyar's creations have also been studied at the same time that lessons about Bharathiyar have been included in the art programmes of educational institutions such as government schools and universities. Memorial lectures, study conferences, etc. have also been started in honour of Bharathiyar. Statues of Bharathiyar have been installed and many memorials have appeared in all the places where Sri Lankan Tamils live today. It is noteworthy that these activities are a sign of the Bharathi Tamil historical period and his presence here is also evident from the study.
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P, Sarawanakumar. "Ethnographical Features in Upcountry Tamil Novels of Sri Lanka." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, SPL 1 (2022): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s13.

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Upcountry Tamil community in Sri Lanka has unique social, economic and cultural elements. Today, the so-called Upcountry Tamils of Sri Lanka are those who were brought from the rural areas of South India to cultivate cash crops such as coffee, tea and rubber, which were introduced by the British in the 19th century. The literary works about them are the Sri Lankan Upcountry Tamil Literatures. They are also literary copies of the unique cultural treasuries of Upcountry Tamils. This study examines the ethnographic elements found in upcountry Tamil novels. The main objective of this study is to identify the ethnographical elements in Sri Lankan upcountry Tamil novels based on the ethnographic theory of one of the fields of anthropology. The primary sources are novels by non- Upcountry novelists such as Gokilam Subbaiah's Thoorathup Pachai and Buloliyur Ka. Sathasivam’s Mooddathinulle. Both the novels are cultural treasures that reveal the social formation, cultural identities, hierarchies, lifestyles, beliefs, rituals, Material cultures, etc. of the Upcountry Tamils. Gokilam Subbaiah and Ka. Sathasivam have documented in they are novels the Traits the ethnographic researcher's observation, participation, and meticulous translation of cultural features. It is these features that may distinguish the Thoorathup Pachai and the novel Mooddathinulle in the upcountry Tamil novels.
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M, Christopher. "Life Problems of Tamils of Highlands in the Fictions of Maatthalai Somu." International Research Journal of Tamil 4, S-9 (2022): 27–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s95.

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Immigrant Tamil literature has an important place in Highland literature. Highland Tamil literature can be considered a part of immigrant literature. It is a rich literary field with many literary genres like folk literature, poetry, short stories, novels, dramas, and essays. Highland writers have contributed to and enriched the field of literature. Their field of literature is expanding beyond the Sri Lankan highlands to include Tamil Nadu, European countries, and other countries in the world. In this way, Maatthalai Somu is an international Tamil writer who records Sri Lanka (Highland), India (Tamil Nadu), Australia and the lives of Tamils living in them. Highland literature is two hundred years old. European countries that conquered large parts of the world to accumulate capital, exploited the resources of their colonies and the labour of indigenous peoples. In this way, the British, who took control of Sri Lanka in 1815, ended the Kandy monarchy. In 1820, coffee plantations were started. After that, they also cultivated cash crops like sugarcane, tea, and rubber. The South Indian Tamils migrated and settled in the highlands for the manpower to work on these large plantations. These Tamils are called Highland Tamils. Famine and oppression in India in the nineteenth century also caused Tamils to immigrate to Sri Lanka. The hard labour of Tamils was used in creating and cultivating these plantations. The history and life problems of such highland Tamils have been recorded by the highland Tamil writer Maatthalai Somu in his fiction.
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Maunaguru, Sidharthan. "Thinking With Time: Reflections on Migration and Diaspora Studies Through Sri Lankan Tamil Marriage Migration." American Behavioral Scientist 64, no. 10 (2020): 1485–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764220947757.

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Most of the migration studies or diaspora studies predominantly focus on migration patterns, human movements and their circulation over space. Recently a shift occurred focusing on nonhumans and immobility to analyze migration and diaspora. In this article by taking one of the features of Sri Lankan Tamil transnational marriage between Sri Lankan Tamils from Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan diaspora, I argue the importance of time and temporality to rethink about migration and diaspora studies. I show how different temporalities of things and humans that get (dis)entangled at different places and different points in the marriage migration process allow us to shift our lens slightly in future studies on migration and diaspora.
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Thurairajah, Kalyani. "“Who are we without the war?”: The evolution of the Tamil ethnic identity in post-conflict Sri Lanka." Ethnicities 20, no. 3 (2019): 564–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796819846960.

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Studies of post-conflict societies have often focused on inter-ethnic group dynamics following the end of conflict, specifically the process of reconciliation between groups, or resurgence of violence across groups. This paper focuses on intra-ethnic differences with respect to defining ethnic identity. This paper will examine how the end of the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict created cleavages amongst Sri Lankan Tamils with respect to how they define their ethnic identity and their ethnic group. Drawing upon 66 semi-structured interviews conducted in three regions of Sri Lanka, this paper presents three perspectives that were held among Tamils in post-conflict Sri Lanka. The first perspective was that the end of the ethnic conflict led to a loss in the fundamental tenets of the Tamil ethnic identity. The second perspective considered the promotion of a distinct Tamil ethnic identity to be a gateway to conflict. The third perspective articulated that the end of the ethnic conflict meant that the Tamil ethnic identity could move forward in a more cosmopolitan direction. The findings of this study demonstrate the importance of considering the social construction of ethnic identities, and their implications on post-conflict reconstruction.
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M, Balasubramaniam, Sivapalan K, Tharsha J, et al. "Blood Pressure values of Sri Lankan Tamils in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka." Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences 2, no. 3 (2015): 66–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.3.15.

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Abdul Halik. A. F, Rifka Nusrath. G. M, and S. Umashankar. "Ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka: An analytical study based on Post-colonial Sri Lankan English literature." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 16, no. 3 (2022): 655–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.3.1199.

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Sri Lanka is a multi-communal country that consists of four major ethnicities, namely: Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims.The country has experienced several ethnical conflicts and riots since 1948. As a result, certain literary works in post-colonial Sri Lankan literature deals with war and ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka. On this basis, this study was conducted to analyze the post-colonial Sri Lankan English literature in relation to ethnical conflicts in Sri Lanka. This study was an analytical research. In this study, the poem “Gajaga wannama” and the drama “Rasanayagam’s Last Riot” were analyzed to identify how the post-colonial Sri Lankan English literature describes nugatory ethnical violence against minorities in Sri Lanka. According to the review and analysis of the literary works such as the poem “Gajaga wannama” and the drama “Rasanayagam’s Last Riot”, several anti-minorities conflicts and riots have been recorded in the Sri Lankan history since 1948. Especially, the 1983 July riot was the massive anti-Tamil violence which was led by the fundamental thugs and mobs with the support of the United National Party government. Based on the analysis of the selected poem and drama, it is obvious that Tamil People lived Colombo, the Capital City of Sri Lanka were brutally killed and their assets and belongings were destroyed over a night following a bomb blast carried out by the Liberation of Tiger Tamil Ealam (LTTE) in the Northern part of Sri Lanka. This riot is primarily concerned with the nugatory anti-minority’s violence in Sri Lanka.
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Kuttikat, Miriam, Anita Vaillancourt, and Michael Massey. "Battered but bold: Sri Lankan Tamil refugee war experiences, camp challenges and resilience." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 14, no. 3 (2018): 245–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-04-2017-0013.

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Purpose The civil war prompted many Tamils to flee Sri Lanka as refugees. Several researchers have documented psychological distress and trauma among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, but the literature lacks sufficient discussion of resilience among this population. Although Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have experienced conflict and loss, they have also demonstrated positive adaptation following these challenges. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The present study used an ecological approach, in which the effect of the environment on a person is regarded as significant, to explore resilience among Sri Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps in India. Findings Through a qualitative investigation of refugee experiences of war and camp life, the authors developed a conceptual framework for understanding individual and collective resilience among refugees. Research limitations/implications Additionally, the results of this study need to be interpreted with caution because participants were camp refugees, which may limit the applicability of these results with refugees who live in different settings. Practical implications The current research results show that intervention programs should have multiple components, including trauma intervention to address the individual and community psychological and psychiatric effects of war and migration experiences and psychosocial interventions to address individual, family, community dynamics and daily stressors. Social implications The study participants stated that Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are using their resilience traits including will power, positive talk, practical solutions, social support, religion and social networks to remake their broken souls. Originality/value Future studies need to be conducted with other refugee group to validate the findings of the paper.
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Wijekoon, Whmck, B. Pramono, and R. E. Hadisancoko. "South India political parties influence on India's Foreign Policy of Tamil Separatism in Sri Lanka." Technium Social Sciences Journal 40 (February 8, 2023): 334–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v40i1.8373.

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Close relationships between the Sri Lankan Tamil community and the Tami communities in South India have resulted in the involvement of South Indian political parties in the Tamil problem in Sri Lanka. This involvement has continued even after the defeat to Tamil terrorists by the Sri Lankan military and is primarily concerned with influencing Indian foreign policy on the separatism issue in Sri Lanka. The main objectives of this study were to identify the factors which are motivating South Indian political parties to influence Indian foreign policy on separatism in Sri Lanka and to identify the strategies used by South Indian political parties to influence Indian Central Government foreign policy on separatism in Sri Lanka. Research method to achieve these two objectives was a qualitative method. This research method consisted of collecting non-numeric data from individuals with significant knowledge of South Indian political parties and analysing the collected data using quantitative content analysis. Findings from the study revealed that there are several factors motivating South Indian political parties to influence foreign policy on separatism in Sri Lanka. These factors are namely genuine concern for the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils, political self-interest, financial factors, social and humanitarian factors. Findings from the study also revealed that the main strategies adopted by South Indian political parties to influence Indian foreign policy on separatism are to threaten to withhold support to the ruling party in the Lok Shaba and prevent/disrupt the implementation of national projects in South Indian states.
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Ganesh, Kamala. "Complicating ‘Victimhood’ In Diaspora Studies: The Saga of Tamils In Exile." Sociological Bulletin 69, no. 3 (2020): 313–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038022920963328.

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As an interdisciplinary field, Diaspora Studies has drawn from many disciplines, including sociology, especially from its debates on migration, structure and agency. This lecture draws on my ethnographic fieldwork on the Sri Lankan Tamils in Germany. It analyses their transition following the civil war in Sri Lanka, from being refugee immigrants to becoming a successful diaspora, well integrated economically, yet holding a powerful identity as Tamil nationalists. Fuelled by political commitment and digital connectivity, their innovative strategies as a diaspora have contributed to the propagation of the Tamil cause. Their example extends and complicates the classic notion of ‘victim diaspora’, demonstrating the simultaneity of victimhood and agency.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Sri Lankan Tamils"

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Challam, Sheetal Laxmi, University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College, and School of Humanities. "The making of the Sri Lankan Tamil cultural identity in Sydney." THESIS_CAESS_HUM_Challam_S.xml, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/51.

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This study endeavours to explore the diasporic processes of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney, their cultural life, their migration patterns, their long-distance nationalism and their audiovisual media consumption. In doing so it presents a social profile of the Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney while exploring the communities' demographical and topographical features. The ethnic unrest in Sri Lanka and the changing immigration policies in Australia were the major factors influencing migration of the Sri Lankan Tamils to Australia. This study delves into the various aspects of everyday Tamil life, like Tamil periodicals, associations, films and schools. It is an attempt to understand the individual, cross-cultural and communal dynamics of the way these cultural institutions are used by Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney to maintain and negotiate their cultural identity in Australia.
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Cowley-Sathiakumar, Shanthini Rebecca. "The Sri Lankan Tamils : a comparative analysis of the experiences of the second generation in the UK and Sri Lanka." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2008. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/634/.

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There are many studies that focus upon the lives and experiences of the children of migrants born in the settlement country, the group known as the second generation. Yet, there are few, if any that explore the experiences of the middle class Sri Lankan Tamil second generation in the UK. This study looks to remedy this by comparing the experiences of the educated middle class second generation in the UK with their contemporaries in Sri Lanka. By focusing on two complimentary research sites the study provides an insight into how the experiences of the first generation in Sri Lanka may have influenced responses and reactions to their children born and brought up in the UK. This empirical research is therefore unique in that it focuses on the Sri Lankan Tamil middle class second generation and presents a comparison of both ends of the migratory journey. This study is a qualitative piece of research involving two periods of fieldwork in Sri Lanka and the UK. 3-months were spent in Colombo, Sri Lanka from June 2005 to September 2005 and in the UK, London and Leeds were the fieldwork sites, with interviewing from January 2006 to April 2006. Both in Sri Lanka and the UK, through a process of strategic sampling as a result of snowballing, the participants were educated, middle class Sri Lankan Tamils of both genders and between the ages of 14-34. The thesis focuses upon three main themes, pre-marital relationships and marriage, traditional practices and migration. Firstly, there has been a clear shift away from the traditional model of arranged marriage both in Sri Lanka and the UK, however there still remains the expectation to marry within caste, class, religious and most importantly ethnic boundaries. The number of individuals choosing to marry out is increasing, yet this appears to be more accepted in Sri Lanka than the UK. Both in Sri Lanka and the UK cultural traits like the coming of age ceremony are gradually declining, however the main concern in the UK amongst the second generation is that the Tamil language is disappearing. For many this has a direct link to ethnic identity and there is a worry that this will continue to erode. Directly related to this is the weakening of practical and emotional ties between the second generation in the UK and Sri Lanka. The tsunami in 2004 encouraged many young Sri Lankan Tamils to fund raise and send financial remittances to family, friends and charities in Sri Lanka. However, four years on there is increasing transnational redundancy and severing of ties with Sri Lanka evident in the responses and experiences of the second generation in the UK.
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Sekar, Radhika. "Global reconstruction of Hinduism: A case study of Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6108.

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The main hypothesis of this dissertation is that the emergence, development, and subsequent spread of modern Hinduism, beginning from the late 18 th century India, are products of an ongoing process of globalization. The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Canada is an example of the larger historical process of a globalization of Hinduism. It is therefore argued that any analysis of contemporary socio-religious change must be undertaken within the broader parameters of globalization theory. The discussion begins with an examination of the social and historical contexts that led to the emergence of Hinduism as a "religion" in the modern sense of the term, and surveys its spread and development in the global diaspora. It is proposed that such factors as population size, ethnic composition, and density, along with socio-political and technological developments at universal and particular levels, each have played prominent roles in the reconstruction of Hinduism in minority situations. This assumption is illustrated with a case study of Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada. The globalising processes of Sri Lankan Tamils began at the end of the 17th century when Ceylon came under Portuguese rule. The introduction of modern institutions under subsequent Dutch and British rule escalated the process, bringing about socio-religious changes that led to the current political situation. Consequently, Sri Lankan Tamils began arriving in Canada in the 1980s as refugees. The majority settled in Toronto and Montreal where they soon began reconstructing their religious institutions and temples. Three particular religious institutions, the Ganesha Temple in Toronto, the Thirumurukan Temple in Montreal and the Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton, are examined in order to determine how Tamils are reconstructing Hinduism as a minority religion in Canada under global conditions. Results based on field data show the occurrence of "globalization", that is the simultaneous globalization of local forms of Hinduism and the localization of global Hinduism.
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Challam, Sheetal Laxmi. "The making of the Sri Lankan Tamil cultural identity in Sydney." Thesis, View thesis View thesis, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/51.

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This study endeavours to explore the diasporic processes of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney, their cultural life, their migration patterns, their long-distance nationalism and their audiovisual media consumption. In doing so it presents a social profile of the Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney while exploring the communities' demographical and topographical features. The ethnic unrest in Sri Lanka and the changing immigration policies in Australia were the major factors influencing migration of the Sri Lankan Tamils to Australia. This study delves into the various aspects of everyday Tamil life, like Tamil periodicals, associations, films and schools. It is an attempt to understand the individual, cross-cultural and communal dynamics of the way these cultural institutions are used by Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney to maintain and negotiate their cultural identity in Australia.
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Chattoraj, Diotima [Verfasser], Eva Kristin [Gutachter] Gerharz, and Dieter [Gutachter] Haller. "Ambivalent attachments: shifting notions of home among displaced Sri Lankan Tamils / Diotima Chattoraj ; Gutachter: Eva Kristin Gerharz, Dieter Haller." Bochum : Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1144614422/34.

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Seifert, Frank-Florian. "Das Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Sri-Lanka-Tamilen zwischen Sezession und Integration." Stuttgart : Steiner, 2000. http://www.gbv.de/dms/spk/sbb/recht/toc/312095619.pdf.

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Rasaratnam, Madurika. "Tamils and the nation : India and Sri Lanka compared." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2012. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/511/.

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This dissertation examines the divergent trajectories of ethnic and national politics in the Tamil speaking regions of India and Sri Lanka. Despite comparable historical experiences and conditions, the south Indian Tamil speaking areas were peaceably accommodated within a pan-Indian framework whilst Sri Lankan politics was marked by escalating Tamil-Sinhala ethnic polarisation and violent conflict. The dissertation explains these contrasting outcomes by setting out a novel theoretical framework that draws on the work of Reinhart Koselleck and his analysis of the links between concepts and political conflict. It argues that in the era of popular sovereignty the nation and ethnicity have become central and unavoidable concepts of political order, but concepts that can be deliberately constructed through political activity in more or less inclusive ways. Setting out the conceptual connections between the nation, ethnicity and popular sovereignty, the dissertation shows how the conceptual tension between a unified national identity / interest and ethnic pluralism becomes a central and unavoidable locus of political contestation in the era of popular sovereignty. Tracing the politics of ethnicity and nationalism in India and Sri Lanka from the late nineteenth century to the late 1970’s, the analysis shows that the accommodation of Tamil identity within Indian nationalist frameworks and the escalation of Tamil – Sinhala ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka cannot be linked to differences in ethnic demography, political system, historical experiences or the structure of economic incentives. It reveals instead that these divergent outcomes are best explained as effects of contingent and competitive processes of political organisation and mobilisation through which deliberately more or less ethnically inclusive national identities are asserted, established and then contested.
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Challam, Sheetal Laxmi. "The making of the Sri Lankan Tamil cultural identity in Sydney /." View thesis View thesis, 2001. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030530.153659/index.html.

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Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2001.
A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts (Honours), School of Humanities, University of Western Sydney, 2001. Bibliography : leaves 69-72.
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Bullion, Alan James. "India, Sri Lanka and the Tamil crisis, 1976-1990." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240258.

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Gross, Victoria. "Reconstructing Tamil masculinities : Kāvaṭi and Viratam among Sri Lankan men in Montréal". Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=116131.

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This thesis examines masculinity in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora through two ritual practices, kavat&dotbelow;i and viratam. I argue that these practices are expressions of masculine identity and articulations of anxiety rooted in the refugee experience. Kavat&dotbelow;i, a ritual piercing and ecstatic dance, and viratam, a rigorous fast, reconstruct masculinities fragmented by expatriation and the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. Through ritual performance, men fashion themselves as the selfless heroes of traditional Tamil literature without negating their fluency as modern Tamil-Canadians. By voicing rupture and enacting reprieve, the men who perform these rites incur individual catharsis. New non-Brahmin masculine identities that draw their authority from renunciation and asceticism as opposed to social privilege emerge in this diasporic context. Employing analyses of literature, political propaganda, and ethnography this thesis demonstrates the powerful relationship between ritual performance and masculine identity. In kavat&dotbelow;i and viratam, the male body becomes the site of contested personal, political, and religious narratives.
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Books on the topic "Sri Lankan Tamils"

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Manogaran, Chelvadurai. The Sri Lankan Tamils: Ethnicity and identity. Westview Press, 1994.

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Jones, Allen K. Time for decision: Sri Lankan Tamils in the west. U.S. Committee for Refugees, 1985.

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Ramasamy, Rajakrishnan. Sojourners to citizens: Sri Lankan Tamils in Malaysia, 1885-1965. R. Rajakrishnan, 1988.

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Somasundaram, Daya. Scarred minds: The psychological impact of war on Sri Lankan Tamils. Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1998.

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Cattiyacīlan̲, Ca. Ilaṅkait Tamil̲ar varalār̲r̲in̲ cila pakkaṅkaḷ =: Some pages in the history of Sri Lankan Tamils. Cēmamaṭu Patippakam, 2008.

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Schwarz, Walter. The Tamils of Sri Lanka. 3rd ed. Minority Rights Group, 1986.

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Walter, Schwarz. The Tamils of Sri Lanka. 3rd ed. Minority Rights Group, 1986.

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Lamballe, Alain. Le problème Tamoul à Sri Lanka. Université Aix-Marseille, 1985.

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Le problème Tamoul à Sri Lanka. Université Aix-Marseille, 1985.

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Civattampi, Kārttikēcu. Sri Lankan Tamil society and politics. New Century Book House, 1995.

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Book chapters on the topic "Sri Lankan Tamils"

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Canagarajah, A. Suresh. "CONSTRUCTING A DIASPORA IDENTITY IN ENGLISH: THE CASE OF SRI LANKAN TAMILS*." In English and Ethnicity. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230601802_9.

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Amarasingam, Amarnath, and Ahila Poologaindran. "Diaspora, Development, and Intra-community Politics: Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada and Post-War Debates." In Diasporas, Development and Governance. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22165-6_4.

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Rajah, A. R. Sriskanda. "Consolidating Tamil Nationalism." In Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka. Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003301677-3.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Underlying Theoretical Aspects." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_3.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Search for Home or Ur: An Introduction." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_1.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Conclusion: Diasporic Search for Ur—Remembering the Past, Looking to the Future." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_6.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "A Sense of Attachment, Detachment or Both: Voices of the Displaced Persons." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_5.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Migration Research in the Island: An Overview of Internal and International Displacement." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_2.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Shifting Notions of Ur/Home." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8132-5_4.

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Chattoraj, Diotima. "Search for Home or Ur: An Introduction." In Displacement Among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants. Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4769-4_1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Sri Lankan Tamils"

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Hettiarachchi, A. D., and W. M. N. D. Ranasinghe. "User experience in traditional domestic preparation products in different cultures of Sri Lanka: Special reference to String Hopper Press (“Idiappa Wangediya”)." In Independence and interdependence of sustainable spaces. Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/faru.2022.15.

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Traditional domestic manual handling products have many unique characteristics according to cultural backgrounds. Although to complete one task, people are using different products in different contexts in Sri Lanka. These products have cultural (Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim) related practices, thinking patterns and different user experiences with a specific context. But after globalization these products have been developed and replaced with other products. Therefore, user perspectives, behaviors, and relationships with cultural products and users have changed. Therefore, research contains user experience in String Hopper Press (“Idiappa Wangediya”) and its variations in many other cultures in Sri Lanka. Samples are selected according to the current use and available products in the market. The analysis is based on User Experience theories. Finally, traditional products used in different cultures have different user experiences that are gained from cultural values. Therefore, it is hard for users to adapt to other products from different cultures and hard to change usual behaviors with the product
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Vanjikumaran, S., and G. Balachandran. "An automated vision based recognition system for Sri Lankan Tamil sign language finger spelling." In 2011 International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer 2011). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icter.2011.6075024.

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Balasooriya, Ajith. "Tamil Caste based Socio-Economic Inequalities as "Unsess Bounderies" in Post-conflict Positive Peacebuilding in Northern Sri Lanka." In 2nd Annual International Conference on Political Science, Sociology and International Relations. Global Science Technology Forum, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/2251-2403_pssir12.21.

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