A Fleeting Moment in My Country

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A Fleeting Moment in My Country
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Book cover, first edition
AuthorN. Malathy
LanguageEnglish
PublisherClarity Press
Publication date
17 August 2012
ISBN 978-0984525546

A Fleeting Moment in My Country: The Last Years of the LTTE De-Facto State is a book by Dr N. Malathy who did her PhD in the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She spent four years from 2005 till 2009 in the then rebel LTTE administered Vanni de facto state as the secretary of the North East Secretariat on Human Rights and thereafter in the LTTE Peace Secretariat. The book deals with experiences of her work in a human rights body, a women's organization, and an orphanage. The life in the rebel held areas and brutal end to the Sri Lankan Civil War in which thousands of Tamils died. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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  1. ↑ "London : Introduction of the book A fleeting moment in my country, Dec 14". Sanhati. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "The LTTE fought a ruthless State alone". The Weekend Leader. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Malathy's 'Fleeting Moment' a testimonial to earned sovereignty of Eezham Tamils". Tamilnet. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dr Malathy's 'A Fleeting Moment' to be released in Tamil". Tamilnet. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Karthick Ram Manoharan (25 July 2015). "Remembrance of LTTE's Past". Economic and Political Weekly . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Review of "A Fleeting Moment in My Country"". Sangam. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "'A Fleeting Moment In My Country': Interview with Dr N Malathy". Tamil Guardian. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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