Tamil diaspora

தமிழ். Norsk. English. DsporA to DiasporA – del 3 Av Baheerathy Kumarendiran Tamil Diaspora ble et internasjonalt kjent fenomen siden 1980-tallet etter ufrivillig tvunget migrasjonsbevegelser av tamilene fra Eelam. Begrepet “tamilsk diaspora” og folkegruppen “eelam-tamiler” bærer også historien om en nasjon undertrykt som minoritet. Den synlige undertrykkelsen fra 1948 og det strukturelle folkemordet ble allerede forutsattContinue reading “Tamil Diaspora”

Black July Remembrance Day

தமிழ். Norsk. English. Black July Remembrance Day is a day to mark the anti-Tamil pogrom that lasted from 23rd July to 30th July 1983. It is remembered and marked by Tamils worldwide, including in Norway. It was a state-sponsored genocide. Sinhalese mobs armed with voter registration lists took at least 3,000 Tamil lives, destroyed 5,000Continue reading “Black July Remembrance Day”

“Diaspora” எனும் இயல்நிகழ்ச்சி (phenomenon)

DsporA முதல் DiasporA வரை: பாகம் 2 “Diaspeirein” (வினைச்சொல்) என்ற கிரேக்க சொல்லிலிருந்து வந்த சொல்லே “Diaspora” (பெயர்ச்சொல்) என்ற சொல் ஆகும். அது “disperse” (சிதறல்) என்று பொருள்படும். இந்த சொல் இரண்டு பகுதிகளைக் கொண்டது. முதல் பகுதியான “dia” என்பது “over, through or across” (மேல், ஊடாக, குறுக்காக) என்று பொறுள்படும். இரண்டாவது பகுதி, “speirein” என்பது “scatter or sow the seeds” (சிதறடித்தல் அல்லது விதைகளை விதைத்தல்) என்றுContinue reading ““Diaspora” எனும் இயல்நிகழ்ச்சி (phenomenon)”

The phenomenon of “diaspora”

DsporA to DiasporA – part 2 The word «diaspora» (noun) is derived from the Greek word «diaspeirein» (verb) that means “disperse”. The word is compound with two parts. The first part, “dia” means over, through or across. The second part, “speirein” means scatter or sow the seeds. According to some scholars (Pierre, 2021), the “classic”Continue reading “The phenomenon of “diaspora””