And heroes die: Poetry of the Tamil Liberation Movement in Northern Sri Lanka†

Abstract

†This article arose from a seminar at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Dept. of Indology and Iranistics. I want, in this place, to thank my students for their cooperation in producing the translations. For a critical discussion, suggestions and comments I want to thank my colleagues Adelheid Mette and Peter Schalk. All opinions, errors and mistakes are mine alone.