Thinai is a type of poetical mode or theme. Since 2 CE, each Thinai was closely associated with a particular landscape such as Kurinji (hilly backwoods), Palai (parched zones), Mullai (pastoral tract), Marutam (wetlands) and Neital (littoral land), along with imagery associated with the respective landscape such as God, flowers, trees, wildlife, people, climate and geography. These collectively provided imagery...
Some exemplary works go unnoticed due to the silent impact it has. The Sustainable Living Solutions Trust is an organization, which provides empathic listening and counseling services to prevent suicides, through the Suicide prevention Centre. The Sustainable Trust is working hard to prevent suicide in the Vanni and Jaffna districts, by providing these services to people, who suffer from mental...
We were fortunate enough to meet another great human being and daughter of Dr. Ganeshamoorthy. She gave a brief introduction about the Jaipur Centre and a message to the donors of the Manitha Neyam Trust. “Established in 1987 with the support of the Norwegian government, citizens of Jaffna, and mothers front organization, Jaffna Jaipur Centre is serving the much-needed people who...
Recently, we built one tube well in the village of Katkulam in the Vavuniya District, where there are now twenty families able to receive water from this new tube well. We wish to extend our thanks to trustees of the Vattapallai Kannaki Amman Temple, and Assist Resettlement & Renaissance for implementing the project, as well as the devotees from the Washington...
During our visit to Jaffna, we met Master Kajanan from Sudumalai South, Manipay. He is one of the beneficiaries of the Jaffna Jaipur Centre. Kajanan is a victim of polio, and has been receiving technical assistance and treatment from the Jaipur Centre since 2014. All the orthotic devices are manufactured in-house by the expert technicians and supplied directly to patients as...
All of us know about the noble services of Sivapoomi Trust, and the assistance of Manitha Neyam Trust in helping them to effectively continue services. We have published about many of Sivapoomi Trust services including Sivapoomi school, and Sivapoomi Elders home etc. In this edition, we were fortunate to meet the founder of Sivapoomi Trust, the most resilient man with a...