Requiem for Morals and Ethics
Featured image courtesy AFP/Getty Images Judge Patrick Arthur Devlin Given the manner in which this land is touted as the “Miracle of Asia” by some, living in a state of utopia, as…
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The Duality of Language : Marking International Mother Language Day
Language can simultaneously connect and divide, as Sri Lanka has learned to bitter effect in the past. The divisiveness could be said to have begun with the Official Language Act of 1956, which…
Catharsis: How Jaffna is rebuilding itself using the arts
Since 2009, Jaffna has become host to hordes of curious tourists, visiting to see what a city ravaged by war looks like. For the residents, there are many bitter memories. It is…
The politics of musical taste, the inadequacy of good intentions, and not saying “no!” to racism
Featured image courtesy Bands in Town The timeless universal language, music? Not the way I see it… in fact, a musical experience is much more likely to reflect a particular time, place,…
New Constitution: Need to Address Post-War Challenges Effectively
Featured image courtesy constitutionnet.org (photo credit: Hemmathagama) Ever since the political changes which ensued in 2015, there appears to be another social contract between the government and the people of Sri Lanka forming.…
Common Ground: A series of photo essays
February 4, 1948 was a historic day for Sri Lanka. Yet, often forgotten is the struggle Sri Lankans faced to ensure independence. It was the concerted effort of people, regardless of class,…
A 2500 year-old Culture that was!
Featured image courtesy AFP The current wave of Sinhala-Buddhist supremacism, and attempts to establish a ‘Sinhala-Buddhist Raj’ in Sri Lanka, if left unchecked will eventually lead to fragmentation of Sri Lanka into…
Independence Not An Accident: Muslim Leaders Put ‘Country Before Self’
Featured image courtesy Reuters The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. –Hubert H. Humphrey ‘A Small Island of…
On GLF and Evolving Culture
Featured image courtesy Amalini de Sayrah Last week saw the usually sleepy town of Galle come to life with the Galle Literary Festival. In a celebration of all things literary, Colombars descended…
Constitutional Reforms – What will the people decide?
Featured image courtesy constitutionnet The constitutional reforms proposed by the new government have not been made public as yet, but already the likes of Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila and Dinesh Gunawardena from…
Politicians, Doctors, Neo liberalists and the antithesis of Education
Featured image courtesy Rose Charities Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a nation in crisis. It has a troubled past, a confused present and an uncertain future. An autopsy of the present status…
One Year Of Yahapaalanaya: The Highs And Lows
Featured image courtesy Youtube On January 8, 2015, thousands flocked to Independence Square to watch Maithripala Sirisena take his Presidential vows. With his promise to promote or ‘good governance’ the atmosphere was…
Silence in the Courts, Silence in Society and Women at Peril
Featured image courtesy The Justice Project – South Asia As I watched ““, a documentary movie by award-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage aired at the University of Ottawa Human Rights Film Festival…
Addressing Climate Change: COP21 and Sri Lanka
Featured image courtesy EPA The COP on climate change in Paris saw Sri Lanka make pledges on the global stage, that we will be a responsible nation when it came to the…
Future of the United States interactions in the South Asian Region
Picture courtesy SriLankaBrief At the turn of the new millennium, South Asia emerged as a region of tremendous international concern. And the South Asian region’s strategic geographical location was important in terms…
