Vanni Narratives
Many countries in the world today are trying to recover from internal, civil conflict. A well-known method is to promote a ‘healing of memories’ towards national reconciliation. It is hoped that when people come to realize and understand what has happened by reading and finding out about the past through narratives from different perspectives, they will then be in a better position to reconcile, forgive and reform relationships on the basis of mutual understanding. Most people have heard of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa during the 1990’s.
