(Rajapakse) & Co.
A Tragi-Comedy in Three Parts Act I “& Co.” is a political satire on Swarnavahini that’s quite hilarious, until of course we realise we are essentially laughing at the tragedy that is…
Year: 2007
A question to the government and the LTTE
What place is home for Tamil, Muslim and Sinhala Sri Lankans? Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in. — Robert…
Half a Democracy
Photo credit: CDD This government does not represent me. It’s been said time and time again by the dissatisfied, the outraged and the incredulous community of Sri Lanka that is rapidly running…
“We could have put all of them in detention.” ?!?!
In a chilling and frank admission of the true mentality of this repugnant government, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (not known for his tact) admits in an interview to Reuters that the eviction…
Thoughts on Sri Lankan Muslims: Ethnic Identity within Cultural Diversity
I thank the International Center for Ethnic Studies for giving me an opportunity to participate in this event to mark the launching of the book, Sri Lankan Muslims: Ethnic Identity within Cultural…
The banality of evil
How can those who tortured and those who were tortured co-exist in the same land? How to heal a country that has been traumatised by repression if the fear to speak out…
THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NUDE: A REVOLTING SIGHT
News from Sri Lanka had been disquieting for the last several months with the escalation of conflict, the collapse of the rule of law and the protection of fundamental human rights. It…
Arrogance at it’s peak – Expulsion of Tamils from Colombo
“Don’t worry. It’s only those who were not able to prove their identity and those who didn’t have a reason to stay in Colombo who have been evacuatedâ€Â. This is how a…
Tiran Alles and the Media War
Tiran Alles was Mahinda Rajapaksa’s emissary to the North-East during the run-up to the Presidential Elections in November 2005. Now he is in custody and shares a fate similar to that of…
From democracy to farce
“Majority decisions tell us what people want at the moment, but not what it would be in their interest to want if they were better informed… The argument for democracy presupposes that…
Coming Back Home to a Truth more Dangerous than Fiction
This columnist spent the last two weeks in the UK and the US speaking to opinion and policy makers on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. In these conversations…
An appeal to support Kumbi Kathawa (Ant Story): A Dance Drama
Kumbi Kathawa (Ant Story) was conceived by Anjalika, Chitrasena and Vajira’s daughter. She was inspired by a Russian children’s story. The ballet is choreographed and directed by Anjalika and Mahesh, who has…
The Publicity Baby
Abilash Jeyarajah looks like any other ordinary toddler, living with his family in a small village near Kalmunai in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka. But life was not so ordinary for…
Mahinda – Better than G.W Bush ?
Photo credit: Al-Jazeera A friend recently forwarded me this story – an interview featuring the Sri Lankan President on Al Jazeera. I am slightly confused by it – and thought it would…
After the dragon has been slain
The Dragon, a drama written by the late Russian playwright Eugene Schwartz, is a modern day political fairytale. It tells the story of Lancelot, who on his quest to slay the dragon,…