வ. ந. கரதரன நவலகளல தயக நனவகள / Memories of the Homeland in the Novels of V. N. Giritharan

Every person in the world holds an immense love and respect for their mother and their homeland. It is difficult for humans to stay away from their mother and it is also challenging for a one to live away from one's homeland. The Tamils suffered injustice in their homeland Eelam and have migrated to many parts of the world where they can live in peace. Those who are living in foreign lands are those who have left their homeland and still have the longing to return to their motherland soon. The migrant Tamils' memories of the homeland remain fresh and cherished in their hearts forever. In their life, family, a very small event, loving relationships and friendships they had in their homeland become a permanent memory. They have lost everything and long for them in their memories. It is not a matter that one who settles in a wealthy country cannot match it to the homeland and cannot be replaced. The memories of nature and the homeland can never be forgotten by them. V.N. Giritharan is one of the famous diasporic writers from Canada who writes about the nostalgic events of the Eelam migrants to Canada. They faced ethnic cleansing and genocide in Sri Lanka by the rulers. He depicts the nostalgic life of the migrated people with a hard heart in his novels. This article describes the experiences of these migrant Tamil people trying to establish their new lives in new lands with hard hearts constantly filled with the longing for their homeland. It also studies themes such as homesickness, family bonds, childhood memories, environmental changes and nature in the select novels.