Comments on: Happy Sri Lanka https://groundviews.org/2014/06/10/happy-sri-lanka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-sri-lanka Journalism for Citizens Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Groundviews https://groundviews.org/2014/06/10/happy-sri-lanka/#comment-59420 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:36:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=15767#comment-59420 Happiness is a human right. It’s neither a luxury nor a triviality. It’s given to you at birth, but you must recognize its existence. It’s as important as the breath of air in your lungs. If people aren’t happy, the world is not right.

Via http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/opinion/pharell-williams-on-the-happy-phenomenon.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=0

]]> By: Groundviews https://groundviews.org/2014/06/10/happy-sri-lanka/#comment-59297 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:09:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=15767#comment-59297 The title of the infographic ‘#happysrilankans’ is the hashtag created for Sri Lankan videos made in response to popstar Pharrell Williams hit song ‘Happy’, where Sri Lankans dance and sing around iconic locations in Colombo and around Sri Lanka showing how happy they are. These viral videos doesn’t depict the reality of the majority of Sri Lankans – burdened by the cost of living, restricted in their freedom of expression and increasingly discouraged by the Government’s reconciliation efforts.

Via http://www.cpalanka.org/infographic-happysrilankans/

]]> By: Groundviews https://groundviews.org/2014/06/10/happy-sri-lanka/#comment-59055 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:28:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=15767#comment-59055 The Iranian authorities’ sentencing of six people for making a homemade video of the Pharrell Williams’ song, “Happy”, reveals the authorities’ contempt for freedom of expression, said Amnesty International.
http://www.amnesty.org.au/news/comments/35570/

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