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Drawing on a distinction developed by Pnina Werbner, Jones concludes that while most subjects in her study identified with a Tamil I aesthetic community i , identification with a Tamil I moral community of suffering i was more ambiguous. Participation in diaspora activism was significant among Sri Lankan Tamils following the 2009 final government military offensive, but for many British Sri Lankan Tamils, political engagement has waned over the years. In the public sphere in Britain, and probably elsewhere, the image of Tamils is inextricably linked to political engagement for the Tamil nation - Tamil Eelam - and the LTTE movement. [Extracted from the article]

R. Mahalakshmi,The Making of the Goddess: Korravai–Durga in the Tamil Traditions, Penguin Books, New Delhi, 2011, pp. 409, ₹499. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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