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Göteborg, maj 21 2012

 
Thondaman resigns?
After problems with loyalties within his CWC union and problems with alcohol and appearance, the plantations´minister submits his resignation.

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Ny lankesisk/brittisk roman på svenska
Den lankesisk/brittiska författaren Roma Tearne har nu kommit ut med sin Roman "Brixton beach" på svenska. Den anmäls här av Anders Sjöbohm med hjälp av några rader från Bibliotekstjänst

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Tribute paid to Island Trust founders
R R Sivalingam and Thiruchenduran, who founded Island Trust in south India for the relief of the repatriates from Sri Lanka, were recently honoured for their work, first in Sri Lanka, then in India.

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New novel on harsh estate life
Refuge, novel by Gopal Gandhi, Penguin 2010, reviewed by Chetana Dinesh, Deccan Herald, Sept 20, 2010 (here slightly edited by Thomas Bibin) This is a novel into which myriad stories are woven. Stories of Tamil workers toiling in the Sri Lankan estates

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Estate plantation novel translated
In the decades after independence 1948 most Tamil novelists were men. A remarkable exception was Kokilam Subbiah, who through marriage with an estate up-country worker and parlamentarian started her life with the "Indian" Tamils.

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COPE works in support of the plantation workers in Sri Lanka and south India

COPE started as an NGO in 1988 in order to give educational support to plantation worker youth in the highlands of Sri Lanka and south India. This workers' community is one of the most deprived groups of South Asia and our support was given as scholarships for professional education. In December 2001, 990 girls and boys had been educated through the COPE support.

Today the COPE is active as a part of a network in cooperation with its partners Island Trust in India and Satyodaya in Sri Lanka.

For COPE
Christer Halvarson
Forshaga, Sweden

COPE stödjer téplantagearbetare i Sri Lanka och södra Indien

Den ideella föreningen COPE startade 1988 för att ge utbildningsstöd till plantagearbetarungdom i Sri Lanka och södra Indiens bergstrakter. Dessa plantagearbetare är en av Sydasiens mest eftersatta grupper, och stödet handlade om stipendier för yrkesutbildning. I december 2001 hade 990 ungdomar utbildats med COPEs stöd, flickor och pojkar i lika antal.

Idag arbetar COPE som en del av ett nätverk ihop med sina samarbetspartners Island Trust i Indien och Satyodaya i Sri Lanka.

För COPE,
Christer Halvarson
Forshaga