Starting from the 1950s, a time when Sri Lankan society was in great upheaval and political unrest was rampant, new and experimental forms of writing emerged that voiced the collective agony, anxiety and hardship of Tamil life at home and abroad. Bringing together poems, short stories and a play, this anthology recounts the many struggles of the Tamils in Sri Lanka who had, over a period of time, seen death, destruction and displacement. As important ...