War Journey: Diary of a Tamil Tiger

The child you threatened once the young shoot you stepped on the Tamil you teased is standing with a gun in front of you. This short diary was recovered from Malaravans kit after he was killed in action in 1992 when barely twenty. In it he recounts his units journey to Maankulam the islands granary to fight a critical battle where they routed the Lankan military. The LTTEs planning and tactics the fervour and camaraderie of the young Tigers and the actual combat are minutely chronicled. As a foil to the violence Malaravan brings out the beauty of the Tamil forest and countryside and the humanity and support of the common people for them despite their suffering under army rule. Review its a great book.when i bought this i dont any thin about the malaravan and after reading this book i know about LTTE and other things about why the are become in LTTE and what goverment do with those kind hearted peoples................. --Rohit Tripathi Aug 10 2013Malaravan at the age of 18 did so much - makes me feel miniscule if I am even worth living - having lived one quarter of my life I havent basically done anything significant. I wish I got the opportunity to read the original Tamil Version of this book. And special thanks to the translator who has tried to keep the lingo and slang the same as Tamil which keeps the originality going. Malathy if not for you we wouldnt have got an opportunity to read this! Malaravan was a real hero! This also made me think of the other war heroes who lost their lives in the srilankan civil war! The spirit in this lad is abdominal! A must read for everybody who thinks they have achieved an epitome in their lives till date. This will make them feel that there is lots more to life! --By Divya RM on 9 April 2014full credit for the translator works like these are so rare especially after the war in srilanka it gives u an insight - that guys with guns cannot be simplified into terrorist for others to take the moral high ground --By mohan on 3 December 2013 About the Author Malaravan born in April 1972 near Jaffna was the youngest of his four siblings. He joined the Tamil Eelam movement in 1990. N. Malathy is a member of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora who has lived in New Zealand for four decades. She is a computer scientist who has engaged with and written extensively on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.