Funny Boy‚ a novel by Shyam Selvadurai‚ tells us a story through the eyes of a growing Tamil homosexual boy‚ Arjie. By using a first person narrator‚ Selvadurai vividly describes Arjie¡¯s struggle to negotiate life in Sinhala-dominated Colombo. Besides‚ the horrible ethnic violence between Tamil and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka was also highlighted throughout the novel. Selvadurai developed the theme of ethnic violence by telling various incidents and facts through the narrator of Arjie‚ beginning with
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ithaJayalalithaa Jayaram: born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha‚ is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu‚ India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)‚ a Dravidian party. She is called Amma (’Mother’) andPuratchi Thalaivi (’Revolutionary Leader’) by her followers.[1] She was a successful film actor in Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Kannada and Hindi before entering politics.\ Jayalalithaa was born on 24 February 1948 in a typical Mandyam Iyengar family
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THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY‚ VELLORE – 632 106. TIME TABLE / CBCS NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2012 Regular Time Table I - B.B.A. S.NO. PAPER CODE SEMESTER 1 ULT 10/ ULF 10/ ULH 10 2 TITLE OF THE PAPER DATE SESSION I - Semester Tamil - I/ French – I / Hindi - I 06.12.2012 FN ULE 10 I - Semester English – I 07.12.2012 FN 3 UBA 11 I - Semester Principles of Management 08.12.2012 FN 4 UBA 12 I - Semester 11.12.2012 FN 5 UABA 13A
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population with 74% Sinhala speakers and 18% Tamil speakers. Among Tamils‚ 13% are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ and the rest ‘Indian Tamils’. Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhist‚ while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. There are about 7 % Christians‚ who are both Tamil and Sinhala. Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. In 1956‚ Sinhala was recognised as the only official language of Sri Lanka; thus‚ disregarding Tamil. The governments followed preferential policies
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Beginning on 23 July 1983‚ there was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE‚ also known as the Tamil Tigers)‚ a separatist militant organisation which fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. After a 26-year military campaign‚ the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009‚ bringing the civil war to an end.[1] For over 25 years‚ this civil war caused significant
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ongoing Civil War‚ between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. Since 1983‚ there has been civil war‚ predominantly between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE‚ also known as the Tamil Tigers)‚ a separatist militant organization who fight to create an independent state named Tamil Eelam in the North and East of the island. In Sri Lanka the majority Sinhalese are Buddhists‚ and the minority Tamils are Hindu’s this has sprung a lot of hate towards both parties due
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the military‚ political and theocratic elites that rule Sri Lanka maintain Western domination of the economy that still follows the colonial export-oriented model (FRONTLINE). The Tamils of South India frequently invaded Sri Lanka. They wished to control the island’s wealth and people. However‚ at the times Tamil involvement in the island was equally the result of rivalries within the sinhalese leadership. The strife between political or military leaders became chronic and caused permanent damage
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City level Winners of the first Tamil edition of Tata Building India - School Essay Competition from 4 cities felicitated in Chennai • Around 1.30 lakh Students from 137 schools participated in the 2009-10 Tamil edition of Tata Building India School Essay Competition from 4 cities in Tamilnadu (Chennai‚ Kanchipuram‚ Coimbatore and Vellore). • The Tamil edition of the competition was held for the first time in 2009-10 in 12 cities across Tamilnadu where around 3.25 lakh students from
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"Arkonam") (Tamil: அரக்கோணம்) is a mid-sized town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with a population of about 77‚000. This town is located in the Vellore District about 69 kilometres (43 mi) (via rail) from the state capital of Chennai. Arakkonam is supposedly one of the hottest towns in India (next to Vellore)‚ where the temperature can exceed 43°C (110°F) for several days in peak of the summer. [pic]History The name of the town is believed to have been derived from the Tamil word Aaru konam
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