The overall theme of the Conference is ‘Tamil Nationhood and Genocide in Sri Lanka’ and the ‘Search for Justice and Post-war Rebuilding of Tamil Nation’. Two Keynote Speakers will address these themes at the opening session of the two days.

They are Ms Anuradha Mittal from the Oakland Institute in California and Dr Richard Mann from the College of Humanities at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Over 20 contributed papers will be presented at the Conference over the two days by a number of researchers, distinguished scholars, authors, columnists and activists. These papers will be arranged according to the following 5 sub-themes briefly outlined below.