Comments on: The Real History of Srilanka – Part 5 http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/comment-page-2/#comment-13349 Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:21:30 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=995#comment-13349 vanakkam Dr.LD. so much has happened the isalnd. accidentally I opned the inbox of rediffmail email id and found the message from the blog. will be back for comments in reply to Dr.LD. anbudan Padmanaabhan at 07:50 am ist on 22 .12.2009 vanakkam Dr.LD.
so much has happened the isalnd. accidentally I opned the inbox of rediffmail email id and found the message from the blog. will be back for comments in reply to Dr.LD.
anbudan
Padmanaabhan at 07:50 am ist on 22 .12.2009

]]> By: lakshman Dalpadado http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/comment-page-2/#comment-13323 lakshman Dalpadado Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:34:21 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=995#comment-13323 Granted that the Sinhalese today are a mixture of migrants from North India and people of South Indian descent and the natives( veddhas). But there is no doubt that the early Sinhala(original Sinhala) came from an area we called ' North India' ( there was no India then) - area around Sindh or Indus valley. This conclusion is based on several anthropological, linguistic and archeological findings 1. Lion emblem and court of arms of Kandyan Kings - this emblem was used by north Indians(Gujaratis, Rajputs) including the Kingdom of Simhapura( lion city) in the Indus valley. The emblem of the Dravidians is the Tiger. 2. Names of Kandyan Kings- Raja Singhe, Narendra Singhe( Sinha or singhe in Sinhala, Singh in Rajastani and Punjabi) 3. Dress of Kandyan Kings- The head gear, long loose tunic and the frilled trouser with a dagger in the belt is reminiscent of Rajut, Punjabi or Mughal warriors. 4. Names of Rajput clans such as Arya Vansa, Chandra Vansa, Kula Vansa and Surya vansa are common sinhala names(eg. Ariya-wansa, Chandra-wansa, Kurukula -surya. Kula -wansa, etc) 5. Scholars agree that Sinhala language is a Prakrit language( Indo - aryan) 6. The most important of all Spread of Bhuddism from north India to Sri lanka, skipping the whole of South India. Before Mhugal invasion, Buddhism spread along the Silk route to the east towards China and to the west including Sindh province and Afghanistan( Bamiyan province) . It's very likely that Simhapura was the kingdom of Vijaya chronicled in the Mahawansa. L dalpadado, FRCS Granted that the Sinhalese today are a mixture of migrants from North India and people of South Indian descent and the natives( veddhas). But there is no doubt that the early Sinhala(original Sinhala) came from an area we called ‘ North India’ ( there was no India then) – area around Sindh or Indus valley. This conclusion is based on several anthropological, linguistic and archeological findings

1. Lion emblem and court of arms of Kandyan Kings – this emblem was used by north Indians(Gujaratis, Rajputs) including the Kingdom of Simhapura( lion city) in the Indus valley. The emblem of the Dravidians is the Tiger.

2. Names of Kandyan Kings- Raja Singhe, Narendra Singhe( Sinha or singhe in Sinhala, Singh in Rajastani and Punjabi)

3. Dress of Kandyan Kings- The head gear, long loose tunic and the frilled trouser with a dagger in the belt is reminiscent of Rajut, Punjabi or Mughal warriors.

4. Names of Rajput clans such as Arya Vansa, Chandra Vansa, Kula Vansa and Surya vansa are common sinhala names(eg. Ariya-wansa, Chandra-wansa, Kurukula -surya. Kula -wansa, etc)

5. Scholars agree that Sinhala language is a Prakrit language( Indo – aryan)

6. The most important of all Spread of Bhuddism from north India to Sri lanka, skipping the whole of South India. Before Mhugal invasion, Buddhism spread along the Silk route to the east towards China and to the west including Sindh province and Afghanistan( Bamiyan province) . It’s very likely that Simhapura was the kingdom of Vijaya chronicled in the Mahawansa.

L dalpadado, FRCS

]]> By: Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/comment-page-2/#comment-10885 Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:42:54 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=995#comment-10885 Re: Tamils for Obama: What should the Tamils do next? We have received many suggestions from the Tamil Diaspora. We would like to share these suggestions with you. 1. One member wrote to us that “On May 18, when the Tigers fought bravely to their last bullet, they left a clean slate to the Tamil Diaspora to figure out our own way to carry on the struggle for the Tamil homeland. “I salute them for their bravery and dedication to Tamil Eelam, and I believe we owe them thanks.” 2. The two-state solution is more possible now than it was before. There is a reason for this. This is that GOSL, with its more or less open killing of Tamil civilians, has exposed itself. It has shown its genocidal nature, and so has made the world less sympathetic to the GOSL and more ready to acknowledge the government’s history of persecution of Tamils. Create a Government in Exile. This will be the Diaspora’s and Tamils in Tamil Eelam’s representative to all the other states and peoples in the world. Activities and duties of the government in exile might include writing a constitution for Tamil Eelam; serving as a clearing house for information about the proposed state of Tamil Eelam; seek recognition from legitimate states and other governments in exile (Tibet, Biafra and Burma, for instance). Find a country willing to accommodate the Tamil Eelam government in exile, and set up the government in exile there. We need to find people who can run this undertaking of a government in exile. It has to be headed by a person who has stature; diplomatic, leadership and administrative skills; patience; to some degree, charisma and charm; and humility. We have to seek help from friendly states, which are willing to help us in our struggle. Some of our correspondents suggested that we make Canada the site for our government in exile, lobbying efforts, and so forth. One reason is that the largest diaspora Tamil community is already there. Canada is and advanced nation with a relatively small population, which makes the Tamil voice louder there. Also, Canada belongs to all the right clubs: NATO, the G-8, and so forth. We need to identify and support spokespeople. These are people who can present sympathetic and convincing arguments for Tamil Eelam. It is probably necessary to form a Tamil Eelam think tank to work out all the policies and arguments that our spokespeople will need to present. Our thinkers and spokespeople have to be able to make thoughtful and believable explanations to academic institutions and private think tanks. We are thinking of place like Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, The Brooking Institute, The Heritage Foundation, The Trilateral Commission, and so forth. We need to find and employ advisors who are experienced in helping new countries form their necessary institutions. These advisors are going to have to help us figure out how to make our dream of Tamil Eelam a possibility. We need to choose an influential and effective lobbying firm in Washington D.C. We might need to find similar representative for us in Brussels (E.U.), London, Ottawa, Canberra, New Delhi, and so forth. We must examine how the East Timor model applies to our goal of creating Tamil Eelam. Of course, East Timor is not the only model or experience we need to learn from. This has to be done not only by our think tank, but by all literate and thoughtful Tamils in the World. We need to look into how we can build influence at the U.N. Push for a U.N. referendum on Tamil Eelam? Form a United Nations Tamil Eelam Authority? Try to get official observer status for our government in exile? What else can we do? Make U.S. officials aware of and sympathetic to Tamil Eelam. This should be considered preparation for the time when Tamil Eelam is a real possibility and we will need to push these officials to taka actions. Continue to collect evidence of war crimes and bring prosecutions against Sri Lankan officials. This is good exposure and preparation for our goal of creating Tamil Eelam. This will probably be easier to do now that the war is over and the Tigers are out of the picture. Keep on making our case in all the media and journals. Much of our battle is publicity: a war of opinion. Tamils for Obama has gathered and organized these thoughts from emails and other communications we have had with Tamils (and non-Tamils). We are passing them along for more thought and comment. We have to plan our struggle. Thank you. Sincerely, Tamils for Obama Re: Tamils for Obama: What should the Tamils do next?
We have received many suggestions from the Tamil Diaspora. We would like to share these suggestions with you.
1. One member wrote to us that “On May 18, when the Tigers fought bravely to their last bullet, they left a clean slate to the Tamil Diaspora to figure out our own way to carry on the struggle for the Tamil homeland.
“I salute them for their bravery and dedication to Tamil Eelam, and I believe we owe them thanks.”
2. The two-state solution is more possible now than it was before. There is a reason for this. This is that GOSL, with its more or less open killing of Tamil civilians, has exposed itself. It has shown its genocidal nature, and so has made the world less sympathetic to the GOSL and more ready to acknowledge the government’s history of persecution of Tamils.
Create a Government in Exile.
This will be the Diaspora’s and Tamils in Tamil Eelam’s representative to all the other states and peoples in the world.
Activities and duties of the government in exile might include writing a constitution for Tamil Eelam; serving as a clearing house for information about the proposed state of Tamil Eelam; seek recognition from legitimate states and other governments in exile (Tibet, Biafra and Burma, for instance).
Find a country willing to accommodate the Tamil Eelam government in exile, and set up the government in exile there.
We need to find people who can run this undertaking of a government in exile. It has to be headed by a person who has stature; diplomatic, leadership and administrative skills; patience; to some degree, charisma and charm; and humility.
We have to seek help from friendly states, which are willing to help us in our struggle.
Some of our correspondents suggested that we make Canada the site for our government in exile, lobbying efforts, and so forth. One reason is that the largest diaspora Tamil community is already there. Canada is and advanced nation with a relatively small population, which makes the Tamil voice louder there. Also, Canada belongs to all the right clubs: NATO, the G-8, and so forth.
We need to identify and support spokespeople. These are people who can present sympathetic and convincing arguments for Tamil Eelam. It is probably necessary to form a Tamil Eelam think tank to work out all the policies and arguments that our spokespeople will need to present.
Our thinkers and spokespeople have to be able to make thoughtful and believable explanations to academic institutions and private think tanks. We are thinking of place like Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, The Brooking Institute, The Heritage Foundation, The Trilateral Commission, and so forth.
We need to find and employ advisors who are experienced in helping new countries form their necessary institutions. These advisors are going to have to help us figure out how to make our dream of Tamil Eelam a possibility.
We need to choose an influential and effective lobbying firm in Washington D.C. We might need to find similar representative for us in Brussels (E.U.), London, Ottawa, Canberra, New Delhi, and so forth.
We must examine how the East Timor model applies to our goal of creating Tamil Eelam. Of course, East Timor is not the only model or experience we need to learn from. This has to be done not only by our think tank, but by all literate and thoughtful Tamils in the World.
We need to look into how we can build influence at the U.N. Push for a U.N. referendum on Tamil Eelam? Form a United Nations Tamil Eelam Authority? Try to get official observer status for our government in exile? What else can we do?
Make U.S. officials aware of and sympathetic to Tamil Eelam. This should be considered preparation for the time when Tamil Eelam is a real possibility and we will need to push these officials to taka actions.
Continue to collect evidence of war crimes and bring prosecutions against Sri Lankan officials. This is good exposure and preparation for our goal of creating Tamil Eelam. This will probably be easier to do now that the war is over and the Tigers are out of the picture.
Keep on making our case in all the media and journals. Much of our battle is publicity: a war of opinion.
Tamils for Obama has gathered and organized these thoughts from emails and other communications we have had with Tamils (and non-Tamils). We are passing them along for more thought and comment. We have to plan our struggle.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Tamils for Obama

]]> By: Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-10884 Pazhanisaamy Padmanaabhan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:39:06 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=995#comment-10884 joel, vanakkam. since i last posted here on 25th of May, on 28th early hrs my car met with a serious accident of hit by another car as my car was seeking to go across the NH 67 after attending the wedding between 05:00 and 06:00 AM , opposite a wedding hall in the suburbs of city. The impact was so high that i suffered five undisplaecd frcature to my right ribs and dispalecd fracture to left shoulder back. That was because the moment i realised a forcible sdie hit was not unavodiable, i swictehd off my engine and isnatntly crouched on the speparatefrot seat next left to my driver seat. That spilit secodn decsiion and action was to save atlesat to save my face without glass injuries if the widnscreen or sisde window glass collapsed in pieces. I was in the next two minutes I recoverd from a sort of breif faintign and it took me juts one miniute to realise that I had suffered no external blood injuries at all owing to strong right front door of my well maintained AMBASSADOR car of 1968 model. The door shielded mu back from the hit of the other car -a Ford icon out from dealer juts two months back to the owner. Mercifully i owe my life to the owner of other car of 47 yrs old who applled the breaks of his car wiht all his strength possible. Joel, Sir, THE CREATOR is GREAT to give me further extension of my life! ......after foru days of hospitalsiation for pains managemnet and this mornng i opened the inbox in my laptop to seacrh for an incoming draft attachment of the revision petition from my colleague in Chennai. I noetd ur letter. thank U Sir. eezham will take its own course. U have said :'"Rajaprake Gov will resolve this issue & given equal rights in all areas.." Actually what to do u mean by equal rights? How could a small minority be equal with a steam roller majority? BUT IT IS ALL NOW LEFT TO THE STAMINA OF THE EEZHAMITE TAMILS. THEY SHOULD NOW KNOW THAT THEIR ETHINC KINSMEN THIS SIDE PAK STRAITS CAN NOT BE TRUSTED FOR TIMELY & PURPOSERUL ACTION IN COHESION. Take for the fofrmer CM JJ. She was most vcoal during her campaign for separate Eezham. Once the results were known- she is NOT anymore heard of her voice in support of separate eezham! This morning (og 10th june) web editon DINMANI had a title that even MDMK urged only a state for the eezhamite tamils within Sri Lankan! I did not reda the deatils. BUT Eezhamite tamils abroad have their own plan. that will be in my next posting. joel, vanakkam.

since i last posted here on 25th of May, on 28th early hrs my car met with a serious accident of hit by another car as my car was seeking to go across the NH 67 after attending the wedding between 05:00 and 06:00 AM , opposite a wedding hall in the suburbs of city. The impact was so high that i suffered five undisplaecd frcature to my right ribs and dispalecd fracture to left shoulder back. That was because the moment i realised a forcible sdie hit was not unavodiable, i swictehd off my engine and isnatntly crouched on the speparatefrot seat next left to my driver seat. That spilit secodn decsiion and action was to save atlesat to save my face without glass injuries if the widnscreen or sisde window glass collapsed in pieces. I was in the next two minutes I recoverd from a sort of breif faintign and it took me juts one miniute to realise that I had suffered no external blood injuries at all owing to strong right front door of my well maintained AMBASSADOR car of 1968 model. The door shielded mu back from the hit of the other car -a Ford icon out from dealer juts two months back to the owner. Mercifully i owe my life to the owner of other car of 47 yrs old who applled the breaks of his car wiht all his strength possible. Joel, Sir, THE CREATOR is GREAT to give me further extension of my life! ……after foru days of hospitalsiation for pains managemnet and this mornng i opened the inbox in my laptop to seacrh for an incoming draft attachment of the revision petition from my colleague in Chennai. I noetd ur letter. thank U Sir. eezham will take its own course. U have said :’”Rajaprake Gov will resolve this issue & given equal rights in all areas..”

Actually what to do u mean by equal rights? How could a small minority be equal with a steam roller majority? BUT IT IS ALL NOW LEFT TO THE STAMINA OF THE EEZHAMITE TAMILS. THEY SHOULD NOW KNOW THAT THEIR ETHINC KINSMEN THIS SIDE PAK STRAITS CAN NOT BE TRUSTED FOR TIMELY & PURPOSERUL ACTION IN COHESION. Take for the fofrmer CM JJ. She was most vcoal during her campaign for separate Eezham. Once the results were known- she is NOT anymore heard of her voice in support of separate eezham! This morning (og 10th june) web editon DINMANI had a title that even MDMK urged only a state for the eezhamite tamils within Sri Lankan! I did not reda the deatils. BUT Eezhamite tamils abroad have their own plan. that will be in my next posting.

]]> By: Joel http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/01/05/the-real-history-of-srilanka-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-10818 Joel Wed, 27 May 2009 10:44:19 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=995#comment-10818 Thanks for your comments P.Padmanaabhan . Its nice to hear ur openion on the Thamizh Eezham. Its gr8 that u have taken a resolution not to eat sweets anymore. We hope that the Rajaprake Gov will resolve this issue & given equal rights in all areas.. Howz ur health now & the Civil petition mentions earlier. Also can you post ur other Blogs in this site or other sites. Its interesting to read urs. !!! Nandri Padmanaabhan Thanks for your comments P.Padmanaabhan .

Its nice to hear ur openion on the Thamizh Eezham. Its gr8 that u have taken a resolution not to eat sweets anymore.
We hope that the Rajaprake Gov will resolve this issue & given equal rights in all areas..
Howz ur health now & the Civil petition mentions earlier.

Also can you post ur other Blogs in this site or other sites. Its interesting to read urs. !!!

Nandri Padmanaabhan

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