Jaffna History

About the Book:-This book, which is in the Tamil language, gives the history of Jaffna with special reference to the Tamil presence there. Tamil literature in Sri Lanka has lived, written and been read through the kingdom of Jaffna, the rule of the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British. By the time of independence, the tradition was over 600 years old. This book focuses on Tamil literature around the world, noting, with regard to Sri Lanka, "The post-Independence period has been marked in literature and civic life by nationalistic despair, euphoria, cataclysmic political and social upheaval, and by resilience." The book contains -----Landmarks in the history of Tamil literature in Sri Lanka; writing as social commentary, discussing how the Tamil perspective has observed recent events; similarities and differences across Jaffna to Batticaloa, the hill country, and other areas where Tamil literature is written in Sri Lanka. This work is a reprint of the 1915 edition. The Title 'Jaffna History written/authored/edited by A. Mootootamby Pillay', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121236355 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 170 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in Tamil, English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-