Name: The Prabhakaran Saga: The Rise and Fall of an Eelam Warrior First Edition
Author: S Murari (Author)
ISBN: 9788132107019

The Prabhakaran Saga: The Rise and Fall of an Eelam Warrior First Edition book cover

The Prabhakaran Saga: The Rise and Fall of an Eelam Warrior First Edition

Author(s): S Murari (Author)

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
Publication Date: 13 Jun. 2012
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 392 pages
ISBN-10: 8132107012
ISBN-13: 9788132107019

Book Description

This is the story of the man who defined the armed struggle for an independent Eelam for over three decades and who lived by the gun and died by the gun-Velupillai Prabhakaran. A home-grown guerilla who built the LTTE into a ruthless war machine and controlled its world-wide network from his hideout and ruled territories under his control with an iron fist; who defied the world and eliminated whoever came in his way, including former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; who had fighters ready to kill and die in thousands for him … yet he failed, leaving the future of Sri Lankan Tamils a big question mark.

The book is a first-person account by the author based on his innumerable visits to Sri Lanka during its turbulent years. He looks at the Prabhakaran era, a critical phase in the country′s history, objectively, without being judgemental.

Editorial Reviews

Review

[The book] offers an easy narration of the complex history of the rise and fall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, through the multiple axles of politics and violence in Sri Lanka, India and the Sri Lankan Territories occupied by the Tamil Tigers. The Chronological account of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is the core of the book. The unfolding of events is presented with comprehensive details so that even a novice in the subject can become quite well versed in the same.

— The Financial Express, 12 August 2012

The chronological coverage of melange of conspiracies and assassinations, politics and perfidy, and the tragedy of mindless violence enables the reader to understand the complexities of war and its root causes. Written in journalistic style, factual account has all the ingredients of a fictional one…the book is full of interesting first-hand-anecdotes and vignettes of backroom political machinations that went on in Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere…the book also covers critical developments in Sri Lanka to broaden the understanding of the issue. The author’s observation on events as they unfolded before him make the book useful for students of contemporary history…the book, besides outlining the history of Lanka’s Tamil problem, provided a few lessons on how to handle insurgencies and their aftermath. A good buy.

— The Pioneer, 15 July 2012

From the Back Cover

Tells the story of the man who defined the armed struggle for an independent Eelam for over three decades and who lived by the gun and died by the gun – Velupillai Prabhakaran. The author looks at the Prabhakaran era, a critical phase in the country’s history, objectively, without being judgemental.

About the Author

S. Murari started his career with The Indian Express and, after a 17-year stint in the paper, served as the deputy news editor in the Chennai and Bangalore editions. He joined the Deccan Herald in 1984 as special correspondent in Chennai covering Tamil Nadu. Over the next two decades, he made innumerable visits to Sri Lanka and interacted with both Sinhalese and Tamil leaders. He covered the ethnic conflict, the first round of peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government, in Thailand, and covered all the elections from 1987 to 2010, including the last presidential election. During his stint at the Deccan Herald, he also covered several international events, including two SAARC summits, the Mumbai blasts of 1983 and has also visited Kashmir in 1994 at the height of the militancy to interview JKLF leader Yasin Malik. He retired in 2009 as the associate editor of Deccan Herald.

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