Racial Issues Faced by Expatriate Tamils in Diaspora Poetry

Abstract

In the works of Tamils who migrated from Eelam to other countries after the 80s, especially in the poems, Losses caused by the war, Diaspora crisis, Travel tragedies, Travel agents’ tricks etc. are prominent. Later, over time, poems on refugee crises in the asylum, discrimination issues, nostalgia for the homeland, difficulties in adapting to the new cultural context, feminist ideas, sexual issues, oppression of people of colour and racism, as well as alienation - were published. Among them, Tamils have faced a large number of problems, especially those of race and colour.