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on 02/04/202302/04/2023Groundviews

Sri Lanka at 75: A Photostory

Savitri Hensman
on 02/04/202302/04/2023Savitri Hensman

Sri Lanka at 75: Whose Motherland, What Freedoms?

Devika Brendon
on 02/03/202302/03/2023Devika Brendon

Not Upstanding Citizens

Rohan Wijesinha
on 01/25/202301/25/2023Rohan Wijesinha

Conservation: Reaching a Point of No Return

Sri Lanka at 75: A Photostory
Sri Lanka at 75: Whose Motherland, What Freedoms?
Not Upstanding Citizens
Conservation: Reaching a Point of No Return

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75 Years of Independence, Foreign Relations, Politics and Governance

The International Dimension of Sri Lankan State Formation

Embassy This month the Sri Lankan state celebrates 75 years of independence from British colonialism. This is a good to opportunity to remind ourselves about the link between Sri Lankan state formation…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 02/05/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Still Looking for Independence after 75 years

The media have been replete with the pronouncements that the president of Sri Lanka was going to resolve the ethnic issue by taking some rapid action measures. However, scepticism was inevitable when…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 02/05/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Nation at 75

Sri Lanka celebrates its 75th independence day today. The event has provoked much debate and discussion. Coming on top of the worst financial crisis in the country’s post-independence history, it coincides with…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 02/04/2023
75 Years of Independence, Culture, Farming & Agriculture, Photos, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Sri Lanka at 75: A Photostory

This year’s independence day will be our country’s 75th.  It marks an important step in the post-colonial history of the country, and one that serves as an indicator of how our nation…

Groundviews Groundviews on 02/04/202302/04/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Sri Lanka at 75: Whose Motherland, What Freedoms?

Sri Lanka’s national anthem presents a vision of the country as a motherland to many, life giving and filled with nature’s abundance and beauty, a place of truth seeking and wisdom. It…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 02/04/202302/04/2023
Colombo, Healthcare

Chemsex is Threatening Health Security

The world has become more complicated day by day and people are trying to find new ways to enjoy their lives such as using drugs and liquor as external happiness tools. There…

Thusitha Bulathgama Thusitha Bulathgama on 02/03/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Not Upstanding Citizens

Some countries have a Ministry For Women’s Affairs. Some call it The Department of Women’s and Children’s Affairs. Some countries do not even have a token ministry to uphold the welfare and…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 02/03/202302/03/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

February 4: Has It Ever Been Relevant?

The first Independence day celebration I could remember as a kid was 1984. I still remember it simply because the celebrations took place in my hometown, Kalutara. It was an extravagant half…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 02/02/202302/02/2023
75 Years of Independence, Identity, Poetry

Independence Song, 2023

Are we free in 2023? To declare love and friendship without fear, without visits from police or blackmail from nosy neighbors? Are we free in 2023? To deny low wages or flagrant…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 02/01/202302/01/2023
Economy, Politics and Governance

Putting the Petition in Perspective

The petition from 182 economists and development experts calling for the cancellation of Sri Lanka’s sovereign debt has provoked rather interesting discussions in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. W. A. Wijewardena calls these…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/29/2023
75 Years of Independence, Development, Farming & Agriculture, Human Rights, Identity, Politics and Governance

The Demands of the Adivasi Community at Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day

Despite the unprecedented socio-economic and political setbacks Sri Lanka is currently facing, the Government is making preparations to celebrate the country’s 75th Independence Day in grand style. Within this climate, however, there…

Thusitha Siriwardana Thusitha Siriwardana on 01/28/202302/01/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Politics and Governance

Conservation: Reaching a Point of No Return

Last year, Covid dominated all conversations and contributed to the further exacerbation of a multitude of existing man-made environmental and conservation disasters. “Sadly, conservation management decisions seem now to be made at…

Rohan Wijesinha Rohan Wijesinha on 01/25/202301/25/2023
Colombo, Culture, Education, Human Rights, Religion and faith

Religious Indoctrination Violates Children’s Rights

Hobson’s choice is not that bad because it offers you two options: you can either take what is offered or take nothing at all. However, the tradition of parents indoctrinating children with…

Susantha Hewa Susantha Hewa on 01/24/2023
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Reflections on State Formation

This article explains a framework for analysing Sri Lankan state formation and understanding the current challenges that the country is facing. My interest in state formation began when trying to make sense…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 01/23/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Resolution Dream

  We cared for Indira Gandhi. She understood Lankan Tamil plight and the need for redress, return of lands, control over local affairs. And how could a liberation movement win   without…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 01/23/2023

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