Let us listen to their histories and their ‘now’, let us listen to their perspectives on reconciliation and peace.”Voices of Peace by Sarah Kabir is a book that belongs to the unheard storytellers of war and willing ears. This book brings together narratives of 10 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and 10 Sri Lankan Military (SLM) personnel. The author reinforces the idea of ‘Positive Peace’ which isn’t just a post-conflict state where violence is no longer seen physically. It’s a state of understanding of the unpleasant consequences inflicted in the past and present, whereby we move to sustainable peace through reconciliation. They speak their truths to seek reconciliation and create an understanding towards a progressive state of peace, perhaps in themselves as well.

Source: The Nation April 25, 2021 11:03 UTC