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Respect, Restraint, and the Ethics of Belonging: A Reflection on Multicultural Harmony and National Identity
Nila Bala @ Small Drops. 29/07/2025 14:48 United Kingdom In every well-ordered society, institutions such as job centres exist not merely...
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Aug 103 min read
Safeguarding the Next Generation: Reframing UK Drug Policy through a Multicultural and Child-Centred Lens
By Nila Bala (Small Drops) Stop Human Trafficking CIC Team 28 July 2025 | United Kingdom Abstract Despite its geographic advantage as...
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Aug 104 min read
The Interwoven Nexus of Cinema, Politics, Religion, and Caste in India: Strategic Insights for the Tamil Eelam Struggle
Author: Nila Bala (Kaaviya) 06/08/2023 (originally) Today: 28/07/2025 Abstract This article critically interrogates the deeply...
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Aug 105 min read
Understanding Ministerial Resignations: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry into Human Nature, Social Context, and Political Accountability
Abstract This study critically examines a series of ministerial resignations within the UK Labour government (July 2024–August 2025),...
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Aug 106 min read
Breaking the Chains: A Critical Examination of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in Portugal
Introduction Human trafficking and modern slavery represent deeply entrenched and multifaceted challenges within Portuguese society,...
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Aug 105 min read
From Inadmissibility to Injustice: A Defence of Parliamentary Advocacy and Tamil Diaspora Rights in the Case of Senthuran Selvakumaran
Abstract This article presents a critical and comparative legal analysis of the Canadian immigration system’s treatment of Senthuran...
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Aug 36 min read
From Saiva Temples to State Cells: The 1983 Welikada Massacre of Tamil Hindu Prisoners
Small Drops – Balananthini Balasubramaniam Based on data collected by T. Thibakaran, M.A. Published in remembrance | July 25–27, 2025 ...
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Aug 33 min read
The Banyan Tree, the Liana, and the Subterranean Termite: Three Dimensions of Human Nature
✍️ By Balananthini Balasubramaniam (Nila Bala) | Small Drops. Symbolic Premise The banyan tree stands tall—steadfast, expansive,...
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Jul 233 min read
Reconstructing Freedom in a Fragmented Age: Ethics, Embodiment, and the Crisis of Cultural Coherence
© Small Drops | Balananthini Balasubramaniam, 2025. All Rights Reserved. Abstract This essay interrogates the paradoxes surrounding...
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Jul 234 min read
Vanishing Futures: Intersections of UK School Closures, Digital Exploitation, and Legal Loopholes in Child Vulnerability (2000–2025)
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam @SmallDrops. Date: 12 July 2025 Abstract This interdisciplinary study examines a 25-year arc of...
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Jul 166 min read
Birth Rates, Secularism, and Religious Demography: A Critical Examination of Global Power Dynamics
Abstract This article critically examines the strategic utilisation of birth rates as religious and political tools, particularly...
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Jul 156 min read
Disappeared Eelam Tamils and Allegations of Transnational Organ Trafficking: An Urgent Call for Independent International Inquiry
By Small Drops | Balananthini Balasubramaniam Published 20 April 2025 | Updated 10 July 2025 Abstract This article interrogates the...
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Jul 156 min read
Mass Graves and Manufactured Narratives: A Rigorous Fact-Checked Exposé on the 1990 Tamil Disappearances
At this pivotal juncture, it is imperative to dismantle entrenched historical falsehoods through scrupulous evidentiary analysis,...
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Jul 93 min read
Reframing 1990: Expulsion or Strategic Protection? Reassessing the LTTE’s Northern Evacuation of Sri Lankan Moors
Abstract The 1990 expulsion of approximately 70,000 Sri Lankan Moors (Muslims) from the Northern Province by the Liberation Tigers of...
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Jul 94 min read
The Tearful Flower of the Black Tiger
A Tribute to Vallipuram Vasanthan – First Black Tiger (Martyred: 05 July 1987) I. Breath and Soil When the land itself becomes...
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Jul 53 min read
Sri Lanka’s Fourth Game: Can China and Colombo Outsmart the West Once More?
I. Contextualising Three Rounds of Diplomatic Evasion Over the past fifteen years, Sri Lanka has demonstrated a sophisticated capacity...
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Jun 306 min read
Tamil Eelam: A Strategic Imperative to Contain China in the Indian Ocean
Introduction As China tightens its grip on the Indian Ocean through deep-sea ports and maritime routes, regional powers must confront a...
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Jun 243 min read
Strategic Assessment of the Islamist Nexus across the Palk Strait: Implications for Tamil Hindu Security and Regional Stability
Abstract This paper investigates the operational and ideological nexus between Sri Lankan Islamist factions, particularly the National...
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Jun 163 min read
India’s Green Rare Earth Revolution: Balancing Security, Ecology, and Ethical Supply Chains in the Critical Minerals Era
Abstract India stands poised at a transformative crossroads: to liberate itself from China’s monopolistic control over rare earth...
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Jun 164 min read
Inventing Kingdoms, Erasing Communities: The Myth of the Vanni Kingdom and its Political Instrumentalisation in Sri Lanka
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam (Nila Bala) Independent Researcher, Small Drops. smalldropsnila@gmail.com 15 June 2025 United...
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Jun 164 min read
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