Image courtesy Twitter/Ishara Danasekara The appearance of a sign designating an area near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo as an “Agitation Site” has had a…
Building on the critically acclaimed Corridors of Power project, Frames of Power is a pioneering & unique web platform for citizens to visually model &…
Photo courtesy Voice of America When talking about conflicts around land in eastern Sri Lanka, explanations based on ethnic identity spring to mind. Sri Lanka’s ethnic…
Image via TRT World “Let me bow before you my country, where It is ordained that none will walk the streets with his head held…
I am not surprised by the new leadership’s decision to ban the playing of the anthem in Tamil at Independence Day celebrations. Key members of…
Although the war ended a decade ago, the ethno-political and social fractures from violent conflict endure. On no other day are they more apparent than…
Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP via The Independent Today, 10th January 2020, is 10 years since the disappearance of journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda. It also…
With Freedom (Independence) Day in sight we should be reflecting on how best our freedom gained, is to be consolidated and what new freedoms are…
Photo courtesy Wikipedia The current constitution of Sri Lanka is commonly referred to as the “JR Constitution” due to the nature of its inception. Its…
Photo by AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena via Yahoo! News “If we lift the hideous rags of History, we find this: hierarchy versus equality and order versus…
Although the war ended a decade ago, the ethno-political and social fractures from conflict endure. On no other day are they more apparent than on…
Photo courtesy Australian Institute of International Affairs A tumultuous year has ended, and an uncertain future lies ahead. Democratic space is already closing around us,…
Photo courtesy South Asian Voices The last year of this decade, 2019 is possibly a turning point in Sri Lankan history. When looking back on…
Photo courtesy the President’s Twitter account “The tragic paradox of the electoral route to authoritarianism is that democracy’s assassins use the very institutions of democracy…
Photo courtesy Tribune.lk In the aftermath of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election victory, a number of competing narratives have emerged offering differing explanations of how we arrived…
Before and after the election Concerns for physical security secured a foremost place in people’s expectations and influenced the way many voted. An ‘enemy’, among…
Photo courtesy Lesley Barnes On the day that marks a week since a new era of Sri Lankan politics dawned, the country that voted for…
Photo courtesy Foreign Policy In the aftermath of the 2019 Presidential Elections which concluded another era of the Sri Lankan political journey, it is necessary to…
Photo courtesy The Statesman Editors note: The following was sent to Groundviews by a regular contributor, who wished to remain anonymous. It was written by…