more-inOn a September evening in 1989, Rajani Thiranagama decided to put in some extra hours of work at the University of Jaffna, where she taught anatomy. Around 6 p.m., she was cycling back when she was shot dead, right outside her home. Her family heard the gunshots from their living room, and wondered who had been killed this time. The 35-year-old Tamil academic was a prominent human rights activist and mother of two girls. Click here to read more

Source: The Hindu October 07, 2017 07:41 UTC