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Sivaji Ganesan Made Many Tamils Appreciate Their Vibrant Language More
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Sivaji Ganesan, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Gemini Ganesan comprised the triumvirate that dominated Tamil cinema in India from the fifties to the seventies of the 20th century. The most senior of the trio was M.G.Ramachandran who was born in 1917. MGR passed away in 1987. Gemini Ganesan born in 1920 breathed his last […]
JR Jayewardene, the Kanatte Mass Funeral and the July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj July 24th 1983 was the day on which a destructive spree of anti-Tamil violence commenced in Jaffna in the early hours of the morning and began spreading to Colombo in the later hours of the evening on the same day. It continued to other parts of the Island in the following days. The […]
Neelan Tiruchelvam the Foremost Intellectual of Contemporary Tamil Politics
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj (Dr.Neelan Tiruchelvam was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of tamil eelam(LTTE)22 years ago on July 29th 1999. This article was originally written to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary of Dr. Tiruchelvam on January 31st 2014. It is being re-posted here without any changes to denote Neelan’s 22nd death anniversary) January 31st is the […]

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D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for the First Time in 25 Years

Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT

Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go out entirely.

Articles by D.B.S. Jeyaraj – dbsjeyaraj.com
Sivaji Ganesan Made Many Tamils Appreciate Their Vibrant Language More August 3, 2021
JR Jayewardene, the Kanatte Mass Funeral and the July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom August 1, 2021
Neelan Tiruchelvam the Foremost Intellectual of Contemporary Tamil Politics August 1, 2021
“Medamulana Rajapaksa Dynasty”: Four Sons and Three Grandsons of Don Alvin Rajapaksa July 25, 2021
Memories of Leonine Tamil Leader Murugesu Sivasithamaparam July 25, 2021
Tony Ranasinghe: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Romantic Lover 💕 July 18, 2021
How The LTTE Assassinated Senior Tamil Leader Amirthalingam In Colombo Thirty Years Ago…. July 18, 2021
The Legal Prosecution, Judicial Conviction and Presidential “Absolution” of Duminda Silva. July 4, 2021
Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Talks With the Tamil National Alliance and Release of Tamil Political Prisoners. July 1, 2021
“Keselwatte Kolla” Ranasinghe Premadasa’s Remarkable Political Rise. June 27, 2021
The Political Advent of “Thamby” Arumugan Thondaman. June 27, 2021
Last of the TULF Leaders Anandasangaree’s Courageous Historic Role in Defying the LTTE June 27, 2021
First Sinhala Talkie “Broken Promise” was Made by Tamil Film Producer S.M. Nayagam. June 14, 2021
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by LTTE, One-eyed Sivarasan and the Indo-Lanka Accord June 1, 2021
The Downfall of the LTTE Led by Prabhakaran at Mullivaaikkaal June 1, 2021
The Rise and Fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam May 31, 2021
“Thalapathy” (Commander) M. K. Stalin Takes Over in Tamil Nadu as DMK Chief Minister May 13, 2021
Lester James Peries the Emancipator of Sinhala Cinema May 8, 2021
Cardinal’s Candid Comments and and the Bathiudeen Brothers Brouhaha May 2, 2021
Is Naufer “Moulavi” the Mastermind Behind the Easter Sunday Bombings? April 30, 2021

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D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for the First Time in 25 Years

Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT

Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go out entirely.