Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, sacred rituals, colourful ...

MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform) is a digital ID system modeled on India’s Aadhaar, funded by BMGF, Omidyar, & ...

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

In the summer of 1983, ethnic violence swept the island nation of Sri Lanka. Known as Black July, the outbreak of communal violence between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority communities left ...

I began reading The Shark Binder with some misgivings. But, I was soon drawn into the inner world of Genevieve Dumont, brought up in austerity by her doctor parents in the quiet French enclave of ...

The Netherlands returned six artefacts including a cannon, a ceremonial sword and two guns taken from Sri Lanka more than 250 years ago on Tuesday, as part of efforts by the former colonial power ...

Netherlands to return items looted in colonial times from Indonesia, Sri Lanka The nearly 500 objects include art, jewels and other cultural artifacts. An item of particular interest: a lavishly ...