Between Law and Poetry: Maithri Panagoda’s Purple Patch - ‘எரிக்கப்பட்ட யாழ்ப்பாண நூலகத்தின் கதையைக் கேட்டு மிகவும் நொந்துபோனேன்’

SBS Tamil - SBS தமிழ் · Feb 18, 2026 · 19m

In this interview with Kulasegaram Sanchayan, lawyer and poet Maithri Panagoda reflects on his life journey from Sri Lanka to Australia following the publication of his poetry collection Purple Patch. He speaks about his early struggles as a migrant lawyer, his long legal career working with Aboriginal communities, and how poetry became both a creative outlet and a source of balance. A thoughtful conversation about justice, memory, and the power of words. - கவிஞரும் வழக்குரைஞருமான மைத்திரி பனாகொட, Purple Patch என்ற தலைப்பில் ஒரு கவிதைத் தொகுப்பை அண்மையில் வெளியிட்டார். இலங்கையிலிருந்து…