Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change by Jayadeva Uyangoda

The election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s president on September 21 is an event of historic significance for the country.[i] When he was sworn in an unusually simple ceremony

 

The Show by Natasha Ranawake

Impending rain or sun kissed skies,
still crowds look on, the show’s in sight.
The crowd snakes through to see the show,
praised in bold, in headlines galore.
Flaking banners in each street; …

Political Parties in the Mirror of the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka by Jayadeva Uyangoda and Pradeep Peiris

“Democracy is unthinkable without political parties”, a US political scientist once said (Schattschneider: 1942).  He was, of course, referring to Western liberal democracies, where the centrality of political parties…

The Empathic Sinhala Short Story: Gahaniyak by Martin Wickramasinghe by Jayadeva Uyangoda

In participating in this celebration to mark the centenary of the publication of Martin Wickramasinghe’s short story collection Gahaniyak (‘A Woman’) my aim is to highlight a few aspects of his contribution as a short story writer as well as a literary and art critic…

Decoding the Indian Elections: Class, Caste, and Social Exclusion by Roshni Kapur

A variety of opinions and commentaries explaining the Indian ruling party’s average performance in the general election between April 19 and June 1, 2024 have been articulated in both Indian and international media. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral setback of losing its majority for the first time since 2014 suggests…

Polity is a left magazine published by the Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) since 2003. We aim to advance democratic consciousness, gender equality, state reform, and social justice in Sri Lanka, while interested in South Asia and the World. Like its predecessor Pravada (1991-2002) we publish on politics, political economy, history, women, ethnicity, sexualities, religion, labour studies, agrarian relations, nationalisms, violence, environment, and much more…

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