Photos courtesy of threeblindmen Laki Senanayake (1937-2021) Laki is seated on a black, high-backed, padded executive swivel chair. He is bare-bodied, in a bright red sarong, dappled sunlight catching his white beard….
Photo courtesy of Lukshman Nadaraja Acclaimed traditional dancer Upeka Chitrasena marked her 70th birthday on May 21. When did you first realise you wanted to be a dancer? I have absolutely no…
Photos courtesy of Firi Rahman Today is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Sri Lanka is a pluralistic society where communities of different cultures and religions exist side…
Photo courtesy of CVDF Archives Histories of the tri-traditional dances of Sri Lanka – Kandyan, Low Country and Sabaragamuwa – generally highlight a handful of pioneering women, point out their significance as…
A destructive civil war, social upheaval, market forces and plastic have all played a part in the gradual erosion of Jaffna’s rich legacy of arts and crafts. A major dyeing and weaving…
Photo courtesy of Saskia Fernando Gallery Artist Gayan Prageeth is exhibiting his latest collection, Eyes Only, at the Saskia Fernando Gallery. His work reflects a deep concern for the state of society…
Photo courtesy of NNN Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation In a tribal region of Afghanistan, a sad 10 year old girl, heavily made up and…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Malathi de Alwis, friend, mentor, teacher, feminist, anthropologist, birder, foodie and the most amazing cook, passed away on January 21. As we mourn this utterly devastating, untimely loss…
Photo courtesy of Eastern Eye We watched the film, Funny Boy, directed by Deepa Mehta and adapted from Shyam Selvadurai’s 1994 novel, twice. We were surrounded by the numerous debates and controversies…
Photo courtesy of Quartz There is a tension between “equality” and “difference” in modern South Asia. The tension defines South Asia when it comes to religious and ethnic issues. It is manifest…
Photo Courtesy of TIME At the outset In the 19th Century a French sociologist Emile Durkheim coined the acronym ‘anomie’ to describe the then growing absence of norms in society. Today, global…
Photo courtesy of PennLive A brilliant friend of mine at university was upset one day because someone had vandalized her final exam results on the printout the University had pinned up on…
It is increasingly evident that the lasting impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic will not be merely health related. In the early stages of government efforts to contain the virus and over the…
Photo Courtesy of TimeOut Ratnajeevan Hoole, 2020, Heritage Histories: a Reassessment of Arumuga Navalar a.k.a Candar Arumugavan, London: Thesam Publications, i-xxvii, 327 pages. Professor Ratnajeevan H. Hoole’s book on Jaffna Heritage Histories…
Despite their contribution to the lucrative tea industry of Sri Lanka, the voices of plantation workers often go unheard and their potential unrecognised. Thé Kahata is a series of photographic exhibitions organised by…
