<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:03:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Humanity Ashore</title><description>"The sea took away human lives but left humanity ashore, its time now to show humanity" - Padmashree Kamal Hassan, Actor - Producer - Director</description><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>297</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-7670684208767045158</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-14T09:13:03.690+05:30</atom:updated><title>Jaffna ushers along in ‘Nanthana’ Tamil New Year</title><atom:summary type='text'>


Home made Tamil traditional sweets+savoury for the “Nanthana” New Year [Click here to view &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/jaffna-ushers-along-in-nanthana-tamil.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBUmuVDNDRo/T4jx-w9sMPI/AAAAAAAAF6c/I4jrLHnYJDc/s72-c/NVHA41312.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-3354483839722086880</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-11T07:55:59.493+05:30</atom:updated><title>Women as tuk tuk drivers in Jaffna for the first time</title><atom:summary type='text'>


Head Turners ~ Women tuk tuk drivers in Jaffna [Click here to to view ~ read]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/women-as-tuk-tuk-drivers-in-jaffna-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki-_RACGrvw/T4Trg5Yu-CI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/9Ks14Uhxv84/s72-c/JT41010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-6005422163689118407</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-11T07:26:28.022+05:30</atom:updated><title>Panguni Thingal ~ The Auspicious Mondays of March</title><atom:summary type='text'>


“Panguni Thingal” is an auspicious day. “Panguni Thingal” - Mondays in March falls during the middle of March though the middle of April, just before the New Year. [Click here to view ~ read]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/panguni-thingal-auspicious-mondays-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kKRaonucCnI/T4Tkemrrt_I/AAAAAAAAF6E/GOyH4UhnsCw/s72-c/PT4912HA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-7645120087391864631</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-11T07:22:52.525+05:30</atom:updated><title>New Year Shopping with tradition</title><atom:summary type='text'>


Shopping with tradition ~ Raban players at Cotton Collection in Dharmapala Mawatha: [Click here to view ~ read]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/new-year-shopping-with-tradition.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38UiCyGmuKE/T4TjqT7exvI/AAAAAAAAF54/IhgHjalfBfU/s72-c/SNY4912HA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-922374786474279732</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-11T07:16:17.407+05:30</atom:updated><title>Kamban Vizha 2012: Festival of literature</title><atom:summary type='text'>
Kamban Vizha 2012: April 5 – 8: 4 day festival of literature ~ organized by the Colombo Kamban Kazhagam [Click here to view ~ read in full]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/kamban-vizha-2012-festival-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HUgivy-mGk0/T4TiBdV6d5I/AAAAAAAAF5s/1sGz0FkNl7E/s72-c/KV4512.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-7067477255254667448</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-04T09:42:22.725+05:30</atom:updated><title>A tableau of Sri Lankan women with diverse talents and accomplishments</title><atom:summary type='text'>A Celebration of Role Models ~ A picturesque project by Reach Out, Sri Lanka


[click here to view-read in full]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/04/tableau-of-sri-lankan-women-with.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gD2y1BqCQ4g/T3vJ8XNx0UI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/YJrjRdZwegQ/s72-c/RO3812-600x848.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-2111506382799443802</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-04T09:46:45.333+05:30</atom:updated><title>Celebrating WOMEN and their PASSION</title><atom:summary type='text'>
[Click here to read in full ~ Communities to Connect ~ Celebration of International Women's Day, Mar 8, 2012]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/03/view-story-humanityashore-herald-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvO6_gURQpg/T3vK1NiRUNI/AAAAAAAAF5g/_n6T0580glE/s72-c/WPE.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-3027311294796151512</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-16T05:21:03.433+05:30</atom:updated><title>Thai Pongal ~ The festival to celebrate prosperity</title><atom:summary type='text'>
தைப் பொங்கல் ~ Thai Pongal is celebrated on 15th of January 2012 by the Tamils all over the world. It’s a festival of thanks giving. It is also known as harvest festival. The month of Thai is considered auspicious by the Tamils, which will last from 15th of January 2012 to 13th of February 2012. Weddings take place during the month of Thai. [Click here to see/read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2012/01/thai-pongal-festival-to-celebrate.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sAA52eTm27U/TxNmJVWPE6I/AAAAAAAAF5I/yw2vw1t6YJ4/s72-c/124TP12a.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-4752531542620510389</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-14T07:26:15.451+05:30</atom:updated><title>Dazzling Chariots parade as Tamil New Year dawns in Jaffna</title><atom:summary type='text'>
Men are seen pulling the chariot. This photo was taken while I steadily move being under and stooped with the speed of the main chariot which was moving with heavyweight [Click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/05/dazzling-chariots-parade-as-tamil-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hr_n11dofq8/Tc3g3VswLmI/AAAAAAAAF38/G0paSs71Jss/s72-c/DCF26.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-1336303272545644249</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-18T07:28:04.296+05:30</atom:updated><title>“Kara” New Year dawns with Chariot Festival in Thaavady, Jaffna</title><atom:summary type='text'>[Click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/04/view-of-vicinity-in-thaavady-on-kara.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ze_VYPfaQOQ/TabInnt0H9I/AAAAAAAAF30/IMuylfzeiKI/s72-c/NYTAMIL.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-6521132927637545799</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-02T22:39:48.517+05:30</atom:updated><title>Papparavaaham pomp: Berry Videos from Jaffna Music Festival</title><atom:summary type='text'>
உழவர் நடனம் ~ Uzhavar Nadanam from Vavuniya is being performed at Jaffna Music festival 2011 [Click to see more videos]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/04/papparavaaham-pomp-berry-videos-from.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y5g1CF1XjbY/TZdYN-OrKVI/AAAAAAAAF3s/pRWsykN-jR4/s72-c/UNJMF42.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-1678837749864793028</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-30T07:54:02.668+05:30</atom:updated><title>Pictorial: Plying highways ~ perilling humanity</title><atom:summary type='text'>The buses ply on A9 highway race and try to over take each other, but they forget the fact they are risking the lives of many who travel quite often. [Click to see more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/pictorial-plying-highways-perilling.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkjZM6osBmI/TZKUAwKgIyI/AAAAAAAAF3k/zlRDjdLVJ1w/s72-c/Jaffnabus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-684263575727026639</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-28T03:03:16.089+05:30</atom:updated><title>Day 3: Jaffna’s Musical Potpourri</title><atom:summary type='text'>
“Jaffna Musical Festival Promotes Reconciliation through Music, Arts and Drama,” said the US Embassy press release marking its partnership in the collaborative effort in bringing out this medley musical scent of folklore potpourri, in the peninsula’s persevering town.

Jaffna Music Festival - Day 3:[Click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/day-3-jaffnas-musical-potpourri.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FAVI8VFEEjc/TY-sfnT_IVI/AAAAAAAAF3c/EMDNPRZaaI8/s72-c/JMFSBS.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-8543090158948696425</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-27T08:21:08.278+05:30</atom:updated><title>Day 2: Folklore extravaganza in the North</title><atom:summary type='text'>

Jaffna Music Festival - Day 2: [Click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/day-2-folklore-extravaganza-in-north.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtXli8EU8vM/TY5wempfqKI/AAAAAAAAF3M/4t5p7Lh87FE/s72-c/HAJMF.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-1285204551441896422</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-27T08:20:50.102+05:30</atom:updated><title>In Pictures: Jaffna Music Festival – Mar 25, Inaugural Day</title><atom:summary type='text'>
Jaffna Music Festival 2011 unfolds today and continues till 27th March 2011 ~ Day1: [Click to see more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/in-pictures-jaffna-music-festival-mar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQlEIrjQJ5c/TY1jBD41wzI/AAAAAAAAF3E/PZFyrMc3vD8/s72-c/JMF.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-6315083137529011626</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-21T09:14:57.359+05:30</atom:updated><title>Fabulous and Favourite: I desire to sing of you, as your devotees sang!</title><atom:summary type='text'>[Click to hear, see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/fabulous-and-favourite-i-desire-to-sing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p3Gt8vdH1UU/TYbJawmyG-I/AAAAAAAAF28/zNf34hXxYjw/s72-c/Navliyoor.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-7883251725281325347</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-19T09:31:47.206+05:30</atom:updated><title>Yazh Mobile Moments - "Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past" ~ Mason Cooley</title><atom:summary type='text'>Magnificent sunset in Muslim neighbourhood in Jaffna[Click to see more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/yarl-mobile.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4i2WeAti04k/TWskis9Q1GI/AAAAAAAAF2k/op4yLVhOpy4/s72-c/aryaz.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-7085153849519372056</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-17T09:29:23.646+05:30</atom:updated><title>The most beautiful amongst souls ; Shall never fall to the fatal tell of time!!!!!</title><atom:summary type='text'>
Scene depicting Lord Krishna riding the chariot for Prince Arjunan during the Kurushethra war. This particular scene stands at Arulmigu Sri Venkadeswara Mahavishnumoorthy Devasthaanam in Nedimala ~ Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.

Click for song by Poet Kannadasan, Song rendered by Seerghaazhi S.Govindarajan. Movie ~ Karnan, Music ~ M.S. Viswanathan and B. Ramamoorthy</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/03/most-beautiful-amongst-souls-shall.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P8_06-7frH8/TYGBb6AlK0I/AAAAAAAAF20/l7DUgFvi2Lg/s72-c/Karnan.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-3653998054924096897</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-26T08:10:24.778+05:30</atom:updated><title>Cast a VOTE for a WOMAN</title><atom:summary type='text'>
"We will destroy the idiocy
Of denigrating womanhood! " ~ Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyaar, (11 December 1882 ~11 September 1921), (Tamil Poet, Reformer and Freedom Fighter who supported the women and their rights)[Click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/cast-vote-for-woman.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1bqJ9OUr-8Y/TWhnbambj3I/AAAAAAAAF2c/_hbQK1K5h6g/s72-c/CAVW4.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-431720476797716006</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-19T10:21:09.721+05:30</atom:updated><title>Banana blossoms in Bambalapitty, Colombo, Sri Lanka</title><atom:summary type='text'>
[Click to see, read &amp; hear more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/banana-blossoms-in-bambalapitty-colombo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V_1GffYmRe8/TV9L-Aesu3I/AAAAAAAAF2U/K1fP888X0BY/s72-c/5454088282_4b9684d07c_b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-6325802033589619593</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-17T09:17:23.663+05:30</atom:updated><title>2nd death anniversary of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge</title><atom:summary type='text'>
[Click to see &amp; read more]


Commemorative Lecture in memoriam of Lasantha Wickrematunge [Click to see and read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/2nd-death-anniversary-of-sunday-leader.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxtG3A9jcLY/TVrJvClo5PI/AAAAAAAAF2E/W9Un4E72ozM/s72-c/ck0b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-8559930778465117385</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-09T09:43:02.375+05:30</atom:updated><title>Celebration of Literature at 5th Galle Literary Festival</title><atom:summary type='text'>Raavanesan is being performed in the Kooththu tradition ~ a form of theatre particular to the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka [click to read &amp; see more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/celebration-of-literature-at-5th-galle.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL_iCCkYMKA/TVIT7vJ8yII/AAAAAAAAF1s/myDTCL0T-1k/s72-c/210GLF1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-8465112504603585667</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-12T09:26:05.904+05:30</atom:updated><title>Eucharistic Worship</title><atom:summary type='text'>Special worship @ St.Paul's Milagiriya Church for Louisa Arulamma Thambyrajah on her 100th birthday.[Click to see &amp; read more]

[Queen of Murasumottai celebrates her centenary birthday - click to see &amp; read more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/eucharistic-worship.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL_iCCkYMKA/TU8L-30jG7I/AAAAAAAAF1k/t-GmfeTrvWQ/s72-c/13hhi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-9145385633446761348</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-05T09:07:48.892+05:30</atom:updated><title>Colombo Young Women’s Hindu Association ~ Senior Citizen Home</title><atom:summary type='text'>[Click to see more]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/colombo-young-womens-hindu-association.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL_iCCkYMKA/TUzF2QBxmmI/AAAAAAAAF1A/Gv__DpZ1GBg/s72-c/5415819842_0d7680a0db_o.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12296786.post-2978302063557666251</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-04T09:45:23.733+05:30</atom:updated><title>HEAR the UNHEARD</title><atom:summary type='text'> 

[Read in full ~ here]</atom:summary><link>http://www.humanityashore.org/2011/02/hear-unheard.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (HA)</author></item></channel></rss>
