“There will be times when organised violence has to be exercised as a last resort. People will resist with violence. States will use violence against various foes. But there is a right…
 With the liberation of Paranthan and Kilinochchi, the war has pivoted decisively in favor of the Sri Lankan armed forces and against the LTTE. We are winning a ground war, not…
An interview with Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, the Winner of the Gratiaen Prize in 2007. Vivimarie is also a Senior Lecturer in English, Dept of Language Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka. The interview…
For the last 100 years or more there have been continuous struggles in many Asian countries to fight against their feudal and rural traditions and to establish a modern economy and a…
Close your eyes and imagine a horn free Colombo – no loud ‘fog horns’ from all those buses – bliss !!.  As I sit here in a café in the centre of…
