Personal page and articles by Sajeeva Samaranayake

Beyond collective egos: Our relational grounds of belonging and faith

While racial hatred burns, with fires so ably lit by the ignorant on both sides of Palk Straits, there is...

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The Sinhalese…

[The triple gem of Anuradhapura; Abhayagiriya facing north and its synthesis of Theravada and Mahayana represents the spiritual values of...

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Nalanda Sahayogaya

Image from Wikimedia Commons Grappling and struggling With this constructed reality Where everyone wants to succeed But so few do...

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Is the history of Sri Lanka a tale of two civilisations?

[Parakramabahu (1153-1186) holds the yoke of sovereignty which has only been upheld since by military power and force, rather than...

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Child Abuse: A Time for Deconstruction and Engagement

The politics of child abuse is no different from the politics of human rights, women’s rights etc, etc. I use...

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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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