Personal page and articles by Iromi Perera

In the midst of the Adi Vel festival

All photos by Iromi Perera 9.30am Saturday morning. I was walking on the pavement in Bambalapitiya when I found myself...

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Trail Sri Lanka: Celebrating the Sri Lankan spirit

“Oya kattiyada uthurata awidinne?” (Are you folk walking to the North?) Not exactly the kind of question one is asked...

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Celebrating sexist, lewd live television in Sri Lanka

When I overhead someone talking about the dramatic finale of Swarnavahini’s Megastar reality show I wanted to know what had...

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The Big Stink in Sri Lanka

Every day, we fight several battles – from inflation to traffic to our friendly neighborhood cop. Our battles are many,...

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About Groundviews

Located at the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Groundviews is a citizen journalism website that uses a range of genres and media to highlight critical perspectives on governance, reconciliation, human rights, the arts and literature, democracy and other issues. The site has won two international awards, including the prestigious Manthan Award South Asia in 2009. The grand jury's evaluation of the site noted, "What no media dares to report, Groundviews publicly exposes. It's a new age media for a new Sri Lanka... Free media at it's very best!"

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