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Author: Kannan Arunasalam

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Arts and Theatre, Batticaloa, Colombo, Education, Features, Groundviews at 10, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Story of One: On some lives erased and others that give hope

I first met Father Harry Miller in 2013. We sat and talked in his office on the top floor of St. Michael’s College, Batticaloa. Noisy crows had gathered outside his window, threatening…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 12/20/201612/20/2016
Jaffna, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Uthayan in Jaffna: All the news that’s fit to print, and then some

JAFFNA. “Even though the war is over and the guns are silent…it doesn’t change a thing. We still face threats. We are still feeling the fear,” said 35 year old Thevanayagam Premananth,…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 11/29/201411/29/2014
International, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Portraits of diversity from Myanmar vital for Sri Lanka

When the British administrator J.S. Furnivall coined the term “plural society” he was talking about colonial Burma to describe the extraordinary diversity of nationalities, ethnicities, races and religions that inhabited its cities….

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 09/08/201409/09/2014
Colombo, Diaspora, Features, Identity, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Diaspora Diaries: Reflections of the filmmaker

[Editors note: Also read the related post ] Kannan Arunasalam is a documentary filmmaker and narrative journalist. He was born in Jaffna, grew up in London, and returned to Sri Lanka in…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 10/26/201310/27/2013
Colombo, Features, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Remember the Riots

The making of ‘The Brothers Shaikh’

When the journalist Peter Savodnik asked me to collaborate with him on making , I said no. I was scared. This was my home. I knew that if I crossed some invisible…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 07/26/201308/15/2013
Features, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

From Merchant Prince to Akbar Brothers: Inayat Akbarally and the Bohras of Sri Lanka

Inayet Akbarally tells the remarkable story of his great grandfather Careemjee Jafferjee and how he became the first member of the Dawoodi Bohra community to set foot in Ceylon believed to be around 1830. A…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 06/21/201306/25/2013
Batticaloa, Features, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation, Religion and faith

The Kattankudy mosque massacre in Sri Lanka: 22 years after

During my recent visits to Batticaloa I met many elders for my I Am narratives project. Many of them, like Father Harry Miller S.J., talked about the difficult period for Batticaloans during…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 08/06/201208/05/2012
Longing and Belonging, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Reconciliation

Longing and Belonging series: Returning lives, rebuilding limbs

Dr. Panagamuwa’s workshop was tucked away down a corridor of the Mannar Hospital in the north west of Sri Lanka. When I arrived, the doctor, dressed in his distinctive green theatre overalls,…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 02/03/2012
Diaspora, Jaffna, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Longing and Belonging series: The science of planning in Jaffna

The throng of devotees and tourists visiting the Nallur festival had receded and life slowly returned to normal in Jaffna. I stayed behind to see if I could persuade others visiting from…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 02/01/201202/03/2012
Diaspora, Jaffna, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Longing and Belonging series: From London to Jaffna for the first time

The Nallur festival was in full flow. Kavadi drummers played for the crowds of devotees that swelled around Jaffna’s famous temple. Dotted around me were visitors from abroad. It was wonderful to…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 01/30/201202/01/2012
Colombo, Development, Features, Jaffna, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Reconciliation

Longing and belonging series: Diaspora shorts

Editors note: . Over the coming week we’ll progressively upload Kannan’s short videos, so check back often. Finally, if you have a good broadband connection, we highly recommend that in the trailer…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 01/25/201202/03/2012
Arts and Theatre, Identity, Jaffna, Media and Communications, Moving Images, Peace and Conflict

Kerosene: How does a taxi driver take the sick to the hospital when there’s no fuel around?

How does a taxi driver take the sick to the hospital when there’s no fuel around? How does a newspaper publish news of bombs and deaths without newsprint? And how does a…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 04/21/201104/21/2011
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Media and Communications, Moving Images

Koothu: Theatre and leprosy in Jaffna

How does a taxi driver take the sick to the hospital when there’s no fuel around? How does a newspaper publish news of bombs and deaths without newsprint? And how does a…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 04/20/201104/20/2011
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Media and Communications, Moving Images

Paper: The incredible story of Uthayan in Jaffna

How does a taxi driver take the sick to the hospital when there’s no fuel around? How does a newspaper publish news of bombs and deaths without newsprint? And how does a…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 04/18/201104/19/2011
Features, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Reconciliation, Religion and faith

The Jaffna priest and the policeman who turned IGP

“I am speaking from the sacred Keeramalai Naguleswaram temple, home of Lord Naguleswarar and goddess Nagulumpika. I thank you for asking me to talk about the temple. Earlier, Mahinda Balasuriya, he was…

Kannan Arunasalam Kannan Arunasalam on 11/15/201012/13/2010

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