Sri Lanka at independence in 1948 has a constitutional and legal framework provided for religious freedom without any preferential treatment on the basis of religion enshrined. However with rising ethno-religious nationalism caused amendments to be […]

Sadly, Sri Lanka have been ruled by selfish rulers from the day country gained independence in 1948. As the country had a divisive rule alianating the minority communities; it created enemies within the little nation. […]

Covid-19 has brought to light many hard facts; how heavily unequal countries in the world are placed. Not just between the rich and the poor countries, but between communities in any country. Our own mother […]

True the tensions with China faced by Sri Lanka is sure to pass, but would still give some headache to the rulers. As a result of government’s hasty decision to introduce organic fertiliser; with even […]

Today is Deepavali, a festival celebrated by Hindus world over, but is an important day associated with the Tamil culture, such as Thai Pongal in January and Tamil New Year anniversary of Chithirai in April, […]

At Navaly in Jaffna Peninsula is serene, pass through fields encounter vast areas of uninhabited land decorated with palmyrah trees to the oil mill. After turning into a by lane the aroma of sesame oil […]

There are various traditional skills are still practiced in the North, in spite of some skills going extinct due to the civil-war. In my village Moolai in Jaffna Peninsula there are still blacksmith’s forge where […]

Venerable Gnanasara Thero is a Buddhist monk once accused of hate speech targeting Muslims, has been appointed head of a panel on legal reforms in Sri Lanka. What’s more the minorities criticise proposed legal reforms […]

With independence all politicial groups in the country had opportunities to rule the country and taste power. Almost all benefited by it and all the citizens got in return was a bankrupt country. Now if […]