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, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
The Anura “Alai” or wave that engulfed the Tamil nationalist stronghold of Jaffna was the focus of this column published last week. (Anura “Alai”(Wave) engulfs Tamil Nationalist Stronghold of Jaffna).The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) made history by polling (…)
, by THANABALASINGHAM Veeragathy
Among the many historic ‘firsts’ that the November 2024 Parliamentary Elections witnessed, two achievements by the National People’s Power (NPP) have evinced the most attention.
The NPP’s landslide victory marks the first time since the introduction of the Proportional Representation (PR) (…)
, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
This article analyzes the groundbreaking electoral success of the National People’s Power (NPP) party in Sri Lanka’s November 2024 parliamentary elections, focusing on their remarkable victory in Jaffna - historically a Tamil nationalist stronghold. Author D.B.S. Jeyaraj examines how the NPP, (…)
, by Daily FT
Says Govt. will take necessary steps on advice of AG to release Tamil political prisoners Commits to returning land in North taken over for security purposes to rightful owners Pledges to defend rights of Northern fishermen whose livelihoods have long been threatened by Indian poachers Promises (…)
, by THANABALASINGHAM Veeragathy
This week’s Parliamentary Elections in Sri Lanka are taking place in a situation where the country’s political landscape has changed to a greater extent than during previous Parliamentary Polls.
None of the traditional mainstream political parties are asking the people to vote in order to (…)
, by THANABALASINGHAM Veeragathy
Sri Lankan political parties have been forced to prepare for the Parliamentary Elections before the exhaustion of campaigning for the Presidential Election has worn off. Particularly, the parties of the losers among the main presidential candidates have to face a national election again before (…)
, by ARUDPRAGASAM Amita
Tamil nationalism faces a new challenge as the climate emergency spreads in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and other Tamil-dominated areas, where the ravages of war and systemic discrimination have left the population especially vulnerable
“It is in this soil that the identity of your race is (…)
, by MASCRANGHE Divya, THUSHAN Benislos
“Imagine the places you grew up, the places you studied, places that belonged to your people, burned. But I should stop pretending that I know you. Perhaps you do not have to imagine. Perhaps your library, too, went up in smoke” – V.V. Ganeshananthan, ‘Brotherless Night’, 2023
Nirmala* was (…)
, by RAVINDRAN Jeevan
Retracing the journey that first brought them to the country 200 years ago, Malaiyaha Tamils reflect on their history and struggle as one of Sri Lanka’s most marginalised communities
It’s just after 6 am on 29 July, and the ordinarily quiet village of Talaimannar, on the small island of Mannar (…)
, by GUNASEKARA Skandha
In recent years, a growing undercurrent of Hindu majoritarianism and nationalism within the Tamil community has raised significant concerns about their potential repercussions on communal harmony in Sri Lanka. This phenomenon has come under scrutiny due to its manifestations in both online (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
We are re-tracing the journey of the first groups of men and women brought to this country to work in the plantations in the hill country. Over the years thousands landed in Mannar and made the dangerous trek on foot to Matale. They endured diseases, cleared jungles and braved wild animals. (…)
, by CHAMARA Sumudu
Report highlights community’s continued marginalisation and vulnerability due to State non-intervention to facilitate basic rights
Despite being granted formal citizenship, the previously State-less hill country Tamil community continues to be one of the most socio-economically and (…)
, by RATHNAYAKE Dinitha
Residents of Thennamaravadi, Kuchchaveli, which is a rural village some 65 kilometres north of Trincomalee, on the Pulmoddai Road, are struggling due to issues pertaining to the lack of land and housing.
Speaking to The Morning, the residents claimed that most of their lands had been grabbed (…)
, by SILVA Kalinga Tudor
Thiruchandran, Selvy. Caste and its Multiple Manifestations: A Study of the Caste System in Northern Sri Lanka. Colombo: Bay Owl Press, 2021, pp. 231 + xii
Caste in Sri Lanka is something of an enigma to social critics and social researchers alike. People do not justify, refer to or even (…)
, by Dr. MIHLAR Farah
The mass uprisings and public protests centred at, though not limited to, GotaGoGama (GGG) are of epic significance in Sri Lanka, which in its post-independence history has not seen such a diverse, inclusive and sizable resistance movement for justice and accountability. Beyond the coming (…)
, by SRINIVASAN Meera
Life in Tamil Nadu is fairly secure, but it is the ‘refugee tag’ that prompts Sri Lankan Tamils to consider returning home
For over 80 Tamils, including children and infants, who took boats and landed in Tamil Nadu in the last few months, the risky journey was not only about fleeing Sri (…)
, by SATKUNANATHAN Ambika
Of the many horrific visuals of the end of the war the one that is etched in my memory is of people crossing the Mullaivaikkal bridge. At the time it was not possible to watch it without crying. Even now, it is difficult to watch without feeling emotional, if not cry.
Why?
Violence, loss (…)
For the past few weeks, many in the south have been asking us why the current crisis has not led to widespread protests in the north. Some ask this question with an implied message that the North should protest; but they fail to question the violence and surveillance that those in the North (…)
, by BUTHPITIYA Vindhya
Weeks of citizen-led protests in Sri Lanka have demanded that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ‘go home’. These protests began in early March, in response to the worst economic crisis the country has seen in decades. In this blog, Vindhya Buthpitiya (Associate Lecturer, University of St Andrews) (…)
, by RUBATHEESAN Sandran
Why aren’t the northern people protesting over rising prices and shortages of essential items? The answer: Economic hardships are not new to them.
When the war was raging in the Northern Province just over a decade ago, electricity was a luxury for many families in the region.
To survive (…)
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