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Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Human Rights, Identity, justice, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Remains of the Day: 9.5.22

On this day, one year ago, I was alone in my studio working intensely on some paintings  totally unaware of the chaos emerging and gathering momentum in my city, where government supporters…

Anoma Wijewardene Anoma Wijewardene on 05/09/202305/18/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Identity, justice, Politics and Governance

Will Sri Lanka Decriminalize Same-Sex Relations?

In 2022 parliamentarian and lawyer Premanath C. Dolawatte presented to parliament a Private Member’s Bill to amend Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code of Sri Lanka with the aim of…

Kaushalya Sendanayaka Arachchi Kaushalya Sendanayaka Arachchi on 05/05/2023
Colombo, Culture, Music, Religion and faith

Disappearing Music Traditions of Muslims

In a brilliant and much needed documentary directed by Nadya Perera, one of the fast dying heritages of Sri Lankan Muslims, namely their musical traditions, has been brought to light. The Muslim…

Dr Ameer Ali Dr Ameer Ali on 04/20/202304/24/2023
Colombo, Culture, Gender, Human Rights, Identity, Poetry

Sister, Sister

  We lock pinkies and swear oaths stronger and more fearsome than a man could dream for blood is our birthright so our ties are awash in it drenched in a secret…

Sharon Stephen Sharon Stephen on 03/08/2023
Colombo, Culture, Gender, Human Rights, Identity, Poetry

Boys Will Be Boys

Boys will be boys, And that girl who was groped in the back of the bus, Will go back home, See phantom handprints on her clothes, And wince every time someone comes…

Haala Marikar Haala Marikar on 03/08/202303/08/2023
Colombo, Gender, Identity, Poetry

The Sri Lankan Kella

  I am the woman of my country The product of ‘culture’, of history of a nation The result of procreation The manufactured playground of patriarchy The battlefield of nationalism I am…

Lilanka Botejue Lilanka Botejue on 03/08/202303/08/2023
75 Years of Independence, Identity, Poetry

Independence Song, 2023

Are we free in 2023? To declare love and friendship without fear, without visits from police or blackmail from nosy neighbors? Are we free in 2023? To deny low wages or flagrant…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 02/01/202302/01/2023
75 Years of Independence, Development, Farming & Agriculture, Human Rights, Identity, Politics and Governance

The Demands of the Adivasi Community at Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day

Despite the unprecedented socio-economic and political setbacks Sri Lanka is currently facing, the Government is making preparations to celebrate the country’s 75th Independence Day in grand style. Within this climate, however, there…

Thusitha Siriwardana Thusitha Siriwardana on 01/28/202302/01/2023
#GotaGoHome, Diaspora, Human Security, Identity, justice, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

A Call for a Change in Culture

“They will never change” is a phrase that many Tamils overseas often hear from back home. A simple phrase articulated partly in sadness, partly in gloating. It’s difficult to condemn how various…

Aravinthan Ganeshan Aravinthan Ganeshan on 06/30/202208/08/2022
Identity, International, Politics and Governance

Abolishing the Tainted Monarchy: Make Elizabeth the Last?

It was the queen’s diamond jubilee in 2012 and I shuffled past the crowds lining Fore Street in Exeter securing a front row vantage point to watch the burgundy Rolls Royce Phantom…

Zaynab Zubair Zaynab Zubair on 06/04/202206/04/2022
Batticaloa, Culture, Economy, Human Rights, Identity, Jaffna, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Refusing a Neoliberal Peace in The Incomplete Thombu

Today Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence. In the coming months, people’s hardships will only worsen as more austerity is forced on them. The present crisis is a result…

Nimanthi Perera-Rajasingham Nimanthi Perera-Rajasingham on 04/04/202204/04/2022
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Identity, justice, Politics and Governance

Working Towards Acceptance and Recognition for the LGBTIQ Community

In a historic landmark decision, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) found that Sri Lanka’s criminalizing of same-sex sexual relations under section 365A of the Penal Code…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/31/202203/31/2022
Gender, Identity, Moving Images, Religion and faith, Youth

MMDA: Psychological Impact on Children (Documentary)

The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has been under discussion by various groups, commissions and governments for the last six decades. Although recommendations have been made for amendments to the Act,…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 01/15/202201/18/2022
Colombo, Culture, Development, Identity, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict

Layla Gonaduwa: Exploring Memory, Home and Migration Through Art

For three months Layla Gonaduwa, a self taught, interdisciplinary artist, travelled around Sri Lanka to explore the concept of memory, home and migration. She explored symbiotic and discordant relationships between within communities…

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/19/202110/19/2021
Gender, Human Rights, Identity

A Transgender Hominin Speaks Out Against the State’s Favourite ‘Ammé’

A few months ago, the author had the misfortune of being introduced to a video of a YouTuber and apparently a “psychiatrist” by the name of Ama Dissanayake. Having never heard of…

Vasi Samudra Devi Vasi Samudra Devi on 08/04/202108/06/2021

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