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ONCE UPON A JAFFNA ! GHOST STORIES (OUR VERY OWN FROM OLD COUNTRY ) ON THE TRAIL OF GOD SILK AND SPICES >>>> NOT NECSSARILY IN THAT ORDER ! ENCHANTING WORLD OF GODS DEMONS AND BEASTS !! STEVEN SPIELBERG AND KACHCHIYAPAH SIVACHCHARIYAR !! ADDI PIDDI THADDI PIDDI @ PLAZA FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW GALLATTA TRAVEL IN TEMPLE TOWNS !!

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mAz nadfkqilf vikfkirmatitft[f kAt pFpparfkqf. p<ra]mf pFpfpT Epalf 'bfbi ;bkfki oR lytftilf k]kfkpfpiqfAq vacipfparf. ;AdyiAd viyakfkiya[gfkqf EvB. ;nftiytf tmiAz yazfpa] emazi vzkfkilf eka]fD vRvtilf cikfklfkqf 'Zmf. mam[aRkfK vacikfk `tikmf etriyaT '[fpT '[T y>kmf. yaravT ;At pFy<gfEka '[fB ekaDtftalf, k]f]aFAy vIdfFlf vidfDvidfEd[f '[fB ecalfli k]kfkpfpiqfAqAy PpfpidfD pFkfkcf ecalfvarf. vikfkirmatitft[f kAt pFkfKmf AvpvtfAt MZAmyak vipripfpT ;pfepaZT Clpmlfl '[fpAt ;At 'Ztmf EpaTta[f u]rfkiEb[f. evqiyilf `nftkar ;Rq,ff mAz ;Arcfclf, uqfEq epbfE$makfsf viqkfki[f p<Cp<Cpfp<, oR `nfniEya[fyma[ PdfdtftibfkiAdEy ptftirmak ;RnftpF, kadfD mtftiyilf EvtaqtfAt cnftipfptilf viEcx KTaklm.f.........

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`kfkaltftilf ulkilf pl mabfbgfkqf 'bfpdfD eka]fFRnft[. kanfti evqfAqkfkarA[ virdfFvidfD prmptmf emyftividfdarf. EnR rajaji epyrfkqf `timak mriyaAty<d[f cnftikqilf ucfcrikfpfpdfd[f. SJV eclfvnaykmf, GG epa[f[mfplmf EkaxfFkqi[f `rciylf crcfAckqf kAdtfetRkfkqilf ucfckfkdfdmf `AdnftT eka]fFRnfT. viDtAl viDtAl Epa[fb partiyari[f padlfkqf olikfktf etadgfkiy kalmf. ec[fA[yilf 'Dkfkpfpdfd EpCmfpdgfkqf tmizri[f Mkfkiy klacfcar nikzfcfcikqak nmfppfpdfd kalmf. `At 'Dtftvrfkqf nFtftvrfkqf EtcIy n[fAmkfkak paDpDpvrfkqf '[fb KRdfD nmfpikfAk, `tavT ;vrfkqf 'lfElaREm kanftiyi[f kdfci '[fptak oR pavA[ . EtcIy vizipfp<]rfcfci prvlak 'lfElaAry<mf etabfbikf eka]fFRnftAt `vfvytiElEy u]rMFnftT. 'gfkqT vzAmya[ p<ra] ;tikac utar] p<RxrfkQd[f nvI[ ecmfmlfkqi[f pimfpgfkQmf Kzpfpma[ MAbyilf m[tilf KF ekaqfq ~rmfpitfT vidfd[. ;R ulkgfkQkfK miAdyilf palmf `Amkfk My[fB eka]fFRnftT yazfpfpa]mf.

kAdcfc mfpaxA]kqilf ;vf vixygfkAqf vidfdatftiyak, `tavT enRkfKvarmf ;[fbif ;ylfpak u]rMFnftT. `T Legends ;tikacgfkqf uRvakfKmf OR critftirkaltftibfKriy `biKbi. ;tftakfkgfkAq oR cibiy Pdfdtfti[ri[f viCvacgfkQd{mf f`vrfkqi[f cil p<tfticalitft[ma[ viyakfkiya[gfkQd{mf, `tfTd[f `vrfkqi[f pl YMdnmfpikfAkkQd{mf pbbikfeka]fEd[f '[fpAt, ;pfepaZT, `tavT ;At 'Ztmf epaZTta[f u]RkiEb[f. ;nft YMdnmfpikfAkkqf cilvbfAb ;pfepaZTmf CmnfT eka]fFRkfkiEb[f '[ etrikibYT. `tfTd[f pl nlfl K]gfkQkfKmf ;pf pAkpfp<lnfta[f kar]mf '[fpAt n[fbiy<d[f EnakfKkiEb[.f

;mfmatiriya[ oR pAkpfp<lmf ;pfepaZT uRvaKma '[fpT ecalflMFyaT. `tbfKriy unhurried timeless pace ;nft `vcr ulkilf kiAdyaT. ;pfepaZT nikzfnfT vRmf vrlabfBcf cmfpvgfkAqf ;[fAby tAlMAbyi[RkfK `Ztftmf ;lflamlf ;ylfpak vidfdatftiyak UdfDmf pAkp<lmf ;Rkfkibta?. cil critftir Mkfkiy cmfpvgfkAq epriyvrfkqf `tbfKriy uqfqarfnft `rftfttfTd[f kirkikfki$rfkqa? evBmf tkvlfkqf mdfDmf oR ckapfttfAt uRvakfk MFy<ma? ~bfbAl vid ;T `vkacmf pbfbiy vidymf. tkvlf `tikmak ( a bit too much for reflection,) kiAdkfkibT, CdcfCdkf kiAdkfkibT. ;Av 'gfkqilf 'bfpDtfTmf takfkgfkAq ta[f ecmfAmyak ;[mf k]fD ekaqfq MFvtilfAl.

(10th episode of Once upon a Jaffna: broadcast Tamil Acces on 6/12/95)

 

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