A review of (Un)making Time: ‘My Other History’ and ‘Rondo’
Image from ‘Rondo’ Image from ‘My Other History’ “We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue… And then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the…
Reconciliation
A brief impression of ‘Rondo’
Original photo courtesy Mind Adventures Rondo is a devised theatre play, based on the theme of reconciliation, says the programme note for the production of RONDO by Tracy Holsinger and the Mind…
World Cup Cricket and Football: Nationalism in France and Sri Lanka
Photo credits: 888 Sport Zone and Daily Info Picks I know absolutely nothing about cricket and honestly would not have paid attention to the Cricket World Cup, had I not been in…
Proud to be Sri Lankan?
Citizenship, as I know it, is a means by which citizens of a particular country are recognized as entities of that country. I feel that citizenship gives each of us a sense…
In conversation with Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
Almost one year ago, first featured an interview with Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. At the time, just after the parliamentary elections leading from the decisive presidential election, the government was riding a wave…
How Decent a Society are we?
Editors’ note: This article was first published in the Daily Mirror on the 18th of March 2011. invites its readers for further discussion and debate. Avishai Margalit the Israeli philosopher wrote a…
Caste in Sri Lanka and India
There was an interesting work shop on ‘Conceptualizing Caste in Sri Lanka’ at the ICES on Tuesday 15th March 2011. It was noted that caste is a tabooed and under-researched subject in…
Jaffna and the Vanni today: The reality beneath the rhetoric
Photo credit: Indi Samarajiva, 2010 The drive along the A9 from Vavuniya to Killinochchi is brought to a temporary halt at the ‘exit-entry point’ at what used to be the forward defence…
The desecration of graves in Jaffna: Path to reconciliation?
The following article was published in the . Not a single Sinhala newspaper to date has published a similar account, though many reported on the opening of the new Army Headquarters in…
What few care to know: Challenges and opportunities in post-war Sri Lanka
Transcript of speech delivered by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu accepting the first Citizens Peace Award, 28 February 2011. Video of speech below. Members of the Head Table, Venerable Sirs, Your Excellency President Kumaratunga…
Peace and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Photo credit: Eranga Jayawardena / AP, taken from Peace in our country cannot last long without reconciliation. And there can be no reconciliation until the people in the North and East and all…
The Duplicitous Disclaimer: GOSL, the UN and Accountability
In consideration of the vague exposition on the reasons behind the meeting between Ban Ki-moon and representatives of the Sri Lankan Government in New York on the 23rd of February 2011, as…
THE NEED TO ENERGISE CIVIL SOCIETY
Note: The Editors of received via email the text of this speech delivered by Jayantha Dhanapala at the Citizen’s Movement for Good Governance on the 9th of February 2011. I begin by…
Hear My VOICE: Bonsika Vadivel Vasanthan ~ “Please bring my father back to me”
Bonsika Vadivel Vasanthan (7) always stays alone and confines to a brown plastic chair with flower work. The chair is bigger than she. She wears a pristine white pleated frock, which is…
Archive of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) submissions and media reports
Image courtesy Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is pleased to announce the launch of two archives covering media reports on and submissions to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). The…