Jaffna has a literary tradition that stretches back centuries. Classical Tamil poetry, religious texts, and a rich tradition of scholarship produced in the north were among the casualties of the civil war — destroyed in library burnings, suppressed by censorship, and scattered by displacement. The tentative revival now underway is one of the most significant cultural developments in post-war Sri Lanka.
Rebuilding Jaffna's Literary Culture After Decades of Silence
Tamil writers and publishers are cautiously reviving a literary tradition suppressed by war, censorship, and displacement.
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