Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka by Dhana Hughes

Author:Dhana Hughes [Hughes, Dhana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Asia, India & South Asia, Social Science, Ethnic Studies, General, Regional Studies
ISBN: 9781135038144
Google: obk3AAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-31T01:18:20+00:00

Jeevan’s narrative, below, paints a vivid picture of the kinds of new experiences to which people were exposed in these places:

We created a small group. There was a navy soldier there – he had stolen a weapon and run off with it. The kasippu mudalāli [illicit alcohol brewing merchant] was there – he always wore the national dress. A Peradeniya university student, and a Tamil militant. The Tamil militant was from a separatist group – I can’t remember the name, but they were ultimately killed off by Prabhakaran.5 Our society organised hygiene and social activities … We started doing crafts … by digging the floors we found bits of iron and plastic we could use. We also used coconut shells. So we were very busy … The day wasn’t enough [davasa madi] between all that and queuing up for meals. They used that disgusting condensed milk in the tea and I got a big rash from it. I shared my room with two JVP (Buddhist) monks, a body builder and a person who did yoga. So we all did yoga and meditated. The body builder used blocks of wood to work out and taught us all how to do that … It was a good period [maru avadiya], and I wasn’t depressed because I was too busy. Also the yoga helped. I think we [his emphasis] made and changed our mental state in there.

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