Thatti
I worked with Building Bridges on a four-month series of art and creative skills workshops at St. John’s College, Mattakkuliya. It is a co-educational school whose students come from diverse backgrounds in…
70 Years of Independence
A Double Bind: Reflecting On Women’s Lived Realities on Independence Day
As Sri Lanka marks 70 years since Independence, yet again gearing up for an overt display of pageantry that stands as an annual reminder of our own militarised past and present, we…
70 Years of Independence | Sriyal Nilanka
What does it mean to be Sri Lankan? 70 years after independence, our identity is defined mostly along majoritarian lines, which can be traced back to the divisions created under British rule….
Sri Lanka/Sri Lanka
“I shall wake up from these long decades of war and begin to see what we can do in peace, what sort of creature we are when the mask of lion or…
70 Years of Independence | Dr Farzana Haniffa
What does it mean to be Sri Lankan? 70 years after independence, our identity is defined mostly along majoritarian lines, which can be traced back to the divisions created under British rule….
Constant Tug of War
Independence Day is marked with military parades and empty rhetoric on peace. The Sri Lankan State continues to exercise power, profiting from political instability, disenfranchisement and control over Tamil bodies and land…
70 Years of Independence | Praviinaa Raviraj
What does it mean to be Sri Lankan? 70 years after independence, our identity is defined mostly along majoritarian lines, which can be traced back to the divisions created under British rule….
On the Road: A National Day Reflection
A young man on a motorcycle A little blue piece of something fell off a motorcycle. A young man on another motorcycle stopped and reversed while the traffic on a very busy…
Trailer | 70 Years of Independence
Independence Day is usually celebrated with pageantry and military parades – seen by many as cause for celebration. This year, Sri Lanka marks 70 years since we gained Independence. What does this…