For me there is no difference between writers from Tamilnadu or from Singapore or from Malaysia or from Sri Lanka. We all belong to one family: Tamil writers family.Tamil writers living in many different parts of the world should feel united. For instance, in Tamilnadu various Tamil writers from various parts write different Tamil; they speak different Tamil.Speaking differently or writing differently doesn’t mean they are different. They all belong to the same Tamil writers family. Sri Lankan Tamil literature or ‘Pulampeyarnthor Literature’ or Singapore Tamil Literature or Malaysian Tamil Literature or Tamilnadu Tamil Literature all should be considered as part of the same Tamil Literature.

Contradictions always exist.They shouldn’t be antagonistic, instead they should be friendly.There is a need for a serious literature. There is a need for a children literature. There is a need for magazines like kanaiyazhi or kalachchuvadu. At the same time for ‘pamara makkal’ there is a need for a news paper like Thinath thanthi or magazine like Ranee. There is a need for ‘Ampulimama’ or Kokulam for kids.

If we understood this, there won’t be any fighting among various literary groups. The purpose of the literature is for various reasons. It can be a guide; it can be an entertainment;….. it can be useful in various ways. For instance, during my past life, at various stages I was influenced by various writers and writings due to my age and my knowledge. Going through these different stages are necessarry for the growth. As a child no one expected me to read Kafka. I had to reach certain level before I understood Kafka.

For me , all these different ‘…isms’ in literature are important and necessary for various reasons. Fighting against each literary concept is not a positive thing to do. -V.N.Giritharan-