Sri Lanka was a post-colonial tragedy in-the-making, ... “Sri Lanka has forgotten any other way to live,” is his conclusion. The international war crimes tribunal will come none too soon.

In Sri Lanka and India we see the seeds of a new possibility, of a world that is neither colonial nor postcolonial, of a regime that governs not in reaction to the past but in preparation for the ...

"Colonial rule in Sri Lanka came to an end in 1948. Yet, we have experienced many threats to our freedom from time to time" Finally, a word about persisting inequalities and injustices that also ...

This is the latest development in a series of political upheavals in recent months that saw the ouster of Sri Lanka’s former president and prime minister, ... medication, and fuel shortages. Dr.

by Professor Nalin Abeysekera A number of new approaches to teaching, learning and education were introduced to Sri Lanka post-independence; however, the country can be observed to still (consciously ...

A colonial-era post office could soon be the address of the latest Taj hotel in Sri Lanka. Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), the operator of Taj brand of hotels, wants to convert the iconic post ...

The last time a Sri Lankan, indeed a South Asian, scholar attempted a survey of a range of territories in South Asia as varied as those in Professor Peiris’s monograph was the late Stanley J. Tambiah ...

This conference will present the growth of cinema in colonial and post-independent Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The talk will highlight the groundbreaking efforts by individuals, both foreign and local, to ...

Sri Lanka is a post-war – but not post-conflict – society. The country’s government needs to conduct an impartial, sober and credible investigation into the attacks.