Tamil people

Although young people may now choose their own partners, horoscopes, caste and parental approval are still important factors. Elderly are respected in sri lanka and usually remain an integral part of the extended family (Atkinson, 2009, p.41). Family structure The Sri Lankan family is essentially the conjugal unit of husband, wife and dependent children. Woman had strong say in health and fertility behavior. Change in recent times where there has been shift from family-arranged to self selected (love) marriages. Age at marriage amongst women has risen substantially this century though the change has been much less amongst men. (Caldwell, 1996). In ancient times the marriage is not soluble. There are two types of marriages - diiga and binna. The 'diiga ' marriage…

thoughts of many Sri Lankan Tamils with different background during the dreadful civil war. It especially follows the eponymous character Anil, a slightly morose and independent forensic pathologist. Just like the theatrical presentation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Tzu’s The Art of War or Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, the theme of war is often present in plays. Plus, I think people prefer or at least are keener to watch dramatic plays involving war since we can easily relate to the suffering…

community as primarily homeless and unprepared for this catastrophic event. He uses the term civil society to describe the mass of people who came together and formed local groups to help evacuate remaining survivors. The groups set up refugee camps in safe neighborhoods and schools as well as provided food and water. The civil group also worked to remove dead bodies from the street before they became a health hazard. Civil Society organized a meeting ten days after the catastrophe to…

non-government, providers of different content and also the organizations of government that mainly help these franchises to operate and facilitate people all around the country. Similarly, at next level, the basic purpose of n-Logue is to develop and maintain a regional network of various franchised Local Service Partners. These Local Service Partners operate in parallel with n-Logue in order to develop Center of Access through which various Kiosk operators are connected. Whereas at the top or…

India’s Water Scarcity The Cauvery River is one of the most revered water systems located in India. Spanning close to 750 kilometers, with a river basin that supplies water to four Indian states, its significance in Indian agriculture, industry, and hydroelectric power is what has supported the bulk of South Indian living for thousands of years. But on September 5, 2016, the supreme court of South Indian state, Karnataka, ordered to “release 15,000 cubic feet of water per second per day from…

Bharata Natyam is a style of classical Indian dance that originated in the temple of Brhadeshvar in the area of Tamil Nadu. This style of dance can be traced back to the Natya Shasta, a Sanskrit Hindu text, which was written sometime around the 1st century BCE – 3rd century CE. In this text, written by Bharata, where Bharata Natyam gets its name, is an outline of the different facets of Sanskrit Theatre. Although in the west typically associates theatre with drama, classical Sanskrit theatre…

Disregarding Sri Lankan culture, the aid groups rushed in with their PTSD diagnostic manuals that don’t match with how Sri Lankans experience trauma. Few groups even bothered to actually register with the government or ask what kind of help the country needed. The aid groups spiraled into chaos where “rivalries broke out between counseling groups over which populations would receive which services” (Watters, 2010, p. 78). Making things even worse, what Watters termed “parachute researchers”…

One of the classical depictions of the Hindu God Shiva shows his dancing. Nataraja is considered to be the ultimate depiction of the dance, Nataraja meaning “Lord of the Dance”. Here we see Shiva with his left leg on top of his right, and his hands holding fire and a drum. His other set of appendages are in a very distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of…

neighbor. People around the world are becoming more connected (global). However, simultaneously, many are reasserting the value of localism in a diverse array of ways ranging from heightened nationalism to the emergence of local food movements. Therefore, it would be a mistake to assume the world is simply becoming more homogenized; instead, a complex mosaic of local and global forces act together to redefine the local in the process of glocalization (Ericsen 7). By examining…

male and female partner are equally responsible. But in the conventional Indian society, only woman is held responsible. Here, Tendulkar tries to represent the ugly aspect of the society and the gender discrimination of the male dominated Indian society through the character of Miss Leela Benare. ‘Silence! The Court is in Session’ displays a concern for the pathetic position of women in the male dominated Indian World. Varun Gulati rightly states In this play, Tendulkar reveals the issues of…