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The Indian soldiers were an alien people, who had no sensitivity towards the culture of the Tamils - their thirst for knowledge and their love for books,” Rohini, Chief Librarian,

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The Indian soldiers were an alien people, who had no sensitivity towards the culture of the Tamils - their thirst for knowledge and their love for books,” Rohini, Chief Librarian, Empty The Indian soldiers were an alien people, who had no sensitivity towards the culture of the Tamils - their thirst for knowledge and their love for books,” Rohini, Chief Librarian,

Post by Kayalvizhi Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:07 pm

Indian troops had piled up books to serve as stools to sit on! The Indian soldiers were an alien people, who had no sensitivity towards the culture of the Tamils - their thirst for knowledge and their love for books,” Rohini, now 70, recalled with horror.
 
“I took up the matter with a top official of the High Commission in Colombo, Hardip Singh Puri. But no monetary compensation was forthcoming from India." she said.

Holder of a postgraduate degree in Library Science from Madras University in India, Rohini was only 44 when she became Acting Chief Librarian of the prestigious Sri Lankan university. But Jaffna was then in the midst of war.

The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), which took over from the Sri Lankan forces in July 1987 following the India-Sri Lanka Accord, was bulldozing its way into the town to crush the Tamil Tiger guerrillas.

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Post by Rishi Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:10 pm

Kayalvizhi wrote:Indian troops had piled up books to serve as stools to sit on! The Indian soldiers were an alien people, who had no sensitivity towards the culture of the Tamils - their thirst for knowledge and their love for books,” Rohini, now 70, recalled with horror.
 
“I took up the matter with a top official of the High Commission in Colombo, Hardip Singh Puri. But no monetary compensation was forthcoming from India." she said.

Holder of a postgraduate degree in Library Science from Madras University in India, Rohini was only 44 when she became Acting Chief Librarian of the prestigious Sri Lankan university. But Jaffna was then in the midst of war.

The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), which took over from the Sri Lankan forces in July 1987 following the India-Sri Lanka Accord, was bulldozing its way into the town to crush the Tamil Tiger guerrillas.

>>> NI soldiers who are mostly illiterates.

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