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**doctorzlo** · 05-13-2006, 08:00 AM

//The name Eezham in Thamizh literature went to Ilangai and then Bharthiyar made it even worse by calling it "Singhalath Theevu."//

Hmm, thiru Neduncheziyan avargale, true. Just for literary discussion: (which I think is no harm). But do you think Barathi can be excused for using the word because at the time, (1) India and Lanka have not become indepedent yet and the British were still ruling; (2) Eezam was then a literary word used in Ilakkiyam and SingaLam was commonly understood; (3) Tamils and Singalese were then living in harmany under British peace; (4) He had no idea that there would be a future problem, After all, he did his best for the Language which became richer. Some of these reasons overlap and are not mutually exclusive.

Can we accomodate him on that ground? Of course no kavingar would refer to Lanka as Singalath Theevu nowadays.

05-13-2006, 08:00 AM	#24
doctorzlo Join Date Jun 2006 Posts 4,488 Senior Member	//The name Eezham in Thamizh literature went to Ilangai and then Bharthiyar made it even worse by calling it "Singhalath Theevu."// Hmm, thiru Neduncheziyan avargale, true. Just for literary discussion: (which I think is no harm). But do you think Barathi can be excused for using the word because at the time, (1) India and Lanka have not become indepedent yet and the British were still ruling; (2) Eezam was then a literary word used in Ilakkiyam and SingaLam was commonly understood; (3) Tamils and Singalese were then living in harmany under British peace; (4) He had no idea that there would be a future problem, After all, he did his best for the Language which became richer. Some of these reasons overlap and are not mutually exclusive. Can we accomodate him on that ground? Of course no kavingar would refer to Lanka as Singalath Theevu nowadays.
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