Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Sections
    • A-Z of Sri Lankan English
    • Banyan News Reporters
    • Longing and Belonging
    • Long Reads
    • LLRC Archive
  • Authors
  • Editors
  • Special Editions
    • End of war | 5 years on
    • 30 Years Ago
    • Mediated | Art
    • Moving Images
    • End of War
    • Remember the Riots
  • About
  • Contact
  • Site Guidelines
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • Subscribe: RSS | EMAIL
  • ARCHIVES
Groundviews

Author: RD

Year
Month
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, War Crimes

Some thoughts on Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished

Like so many diasporic Sri Lankans I watched it, even staying up late (by my currently low standards that is). Did I think that the first programme was a good thing? Yes….

RD RD on 03/15/2012
Diaspora, International, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Youth

The Disillusionment of the Diaspora

[Editors note: Also read ] Indi’s post entitled “How Diaspora Can Overthrow The Government” set me off on a train of thought. Thought about the Sri Lankan diaspora, its role in Sri Lanka,…

RD RD on 08/08/2011
Features, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

I Am NOT Sri Lankan

and the Sri Lankan blogosphere in general are full of interesting posts, comments and rhetoric about identity, Sri Lankanness specifically. Where it began, who started it, no one knows, but it’s all…

RD RD on 07/28/201107/29/2011
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Kandy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Remember the Riots

Black July – My Story

It was July ’83. I was seventeen, which you’ll be surprised about if you’ve seen my youthful appearance and I was in Sri Lanka on one of those “extended” studenty type of…

RD RD on 08/01/200803/08/2011

  • Popular
  • Recent

Popular Articles

  • The National Media Policy: Why, by Whom and for What Purpose?
  • The Real Costs and Benefits of Migration for Migrant Mothers
  • Rediscovering Martin Wickramasinghe
  • The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
  • Battling Stigma and Discrimination, Malaiyaga Pride Cuts a Pioneering Path

Recent Articles

  • The National Media Policy: Why, by Whom and for What Purpose?
  • The People Must Be Partners in Environment and Wildlife Protection
  • The Real Costs and Benefits of Migration for Migrant Mothers
  • Battling Stigma and Discrimination, Malaiyaga Pride Cuts a Pioneering Path
  • Malani Fonseka’s Film Career and Politics

Facebook

Groundviews

Twitter

Tweets by @groundviews

Copyright © 2016 Groundviews. All rights reserved. All content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Web Design & Development by SABERION