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Sri Lanka: Black July

Categories: South Asia, Sri Lanka, Citizen Media, Ethnicity & Race, Literature

Nirmal Jayasinghe on a book ‘July’ [1] set in the backdrop of Black July. “This was a very touching book. It’s mainly about a love between a Tamil boy and Sinhalese girl. Although their families are friends, they oppose their marriage due to caste, race and various other reasons.”