When it could be too late...

Sri Lanka is once again in the news for the wrong reasons. Politicians with an intention to gain power and knock off the country's resources, create enmity amongst its own citizens on racial and other grounds. The ethnic differences fueled by the politicians simmered in SriLanka for many years causing great hardships to ordinary citizens. The problem is when one's attention is diverted in such matters, the politicians use the opportunity to loot the nation. By the time the people realize it,  grave economic crisis would have overtaken the country as has happened at present in SriLanka.Today, all ethnic groups of the country are on the same side fighting the politicians for the grave financial mismanagement leading to miseries of citizens. The question is, is it too little too late?   

The plight of the citizens particularly the Tamils in SriLanka for a very long time is the highlight of the poetry anthology in English titled "SriLankan Tamil Poetry- An Anthology", edited by distinguished writer and critic S. Padmanathan.

This would perhaps be an appropriate time to revisit my review of the book that provides readers insights about the SriLankan misadventure as seen by the poets through their eyes.  Readers can access the review at the link given below: 

https://rajeevianlinesandverses.blogspot.com/2019/02/my-thoughts-on-book-srilankan-tamil.html