Remnants from Mullivaikkal were on display as survivors spoke at the launch of the second edition of Mullivakkal Stories by Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in Jaffna.
Among some of the items shown were the limited options for food such as the Mullivaikkal Kanji, vaipan, rice and lentils, and fried roti. When food, aid, and medicines were cut off to Tamil Eelam during the last stages of the armed conflict, Tamils relied on these foods to sustain themselves.
Remnants of Mullivaikkal - in a makeshift hut, collected items were showcased, accompanied by people & their stories on the heart-breaking journeys for survival & all, in one way or another, how they were violently separated from those who held them dear. pic.twitter.com/ft9sKk7NhA
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The second edition of "Mullivaikkal Stories" is now available as hard copy in Tamil and English. Sinhala copies are to be ready by the end of the month. Stories of Mullivaikkal is a collection of stories showcasing the individual strength and resilience of survivors of the final phases of the war.
“This series presents alternative narratives from survivors of Mullivaikkaal which does not narrow their lived experiences to helpless victimhood but rather promotes and accepts their agency. We hope that this series will raise awareness about the struggle and resilience of the survivors of the last phase of the war and broaden the conversation about assisting those who suffered mass atrocities during the end of the war.” (Adayaalam, Stories of Resilience)
See here for the online versions of Stories of Mullivaikkal
