Perceptions of Sri Lankan Buddhists About Karma With Special Reference to the Short Story ‘Golden Oriel’ Written by Bhikkhuni Suvimalee Karunaratna

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atchuthan Y. ◽  
Kamsathvany P
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Sri Lankan

scholarly journals Cultural Memory and the Sri Lankan Civil War in Shobaskthi’s Short Story, ‘The MGR Murder Trial’

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Preetha Vasan
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Close Study ◽  
Murder Trial ◽  
Literary Narrative

This paper looks at the intersection of cultural memory, war and literary narrative in the specific context of the civil wars that raged Sri Lanka. It would consider the dynamics of cultural memory of an ethnic minority group during a civil war. To achieve this, the paper would attempt a close study of Shobasakthi , the Tamil Eelam writer’s titular short story “The MGR Murder Trial” from his short story anthology. The use of a popular cultural icon is deliberate in the story. The paper would consider the symbolism of this usage and thereby arrive at the author’s response to the civil war.

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