Tag: poetry
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Contemporary Sri Lankan works in Pakistani Languages
Explore ‘Avaaz’ for an exclusive edition of contemporary Sri Lankan literature in Sinhala and Tamil, translated into Pakistani languages. Titled Island Tongues: The Coexisting Literary Voices of Sri Lanka, this brings together five poems by Packiyanathan Ahilan, Eric Illayappaarachchi, Nillanthan, A. Sankari (Sitralega Maunaguru), and Ajith Thilakasena, as well as a short story by Piyal…
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Batticaloa Conversations
Our recent discussions with Prof. Sivagnanam Jeyasankar from the Department of Fine Arts, Eastern University of Sri Lanka centred around poetry, performance, writings in Tamil, translations between Tamil and Sinhala, and building partnerships for better interaction and understanding. Above are some of the books and pamphlets that he shared with us at one of our…