by polity.lk | Dec 12, 2025 | Labour
Samanmali: A Life on the Frontlines of Women’s Struggles and Working-Class Resistance Kumudini Samuel H. I. Samanmali (‘Saman’) passed away on 11 November, after withstanding years of illness with quiet strength. For those who worked alongside her, her loss is both...
by polity.lk | Dec 11, 2025 | Blog
Best Reads 2025 Collective Surath de Mel’s Lamuthu Amaya translated into English by Priyangwada Perera and published as Wid Kierdo was awarded the 2025 H. A. I. Goonetilleke Prize for Literary Translation earlier this year Due to its title, sometimes believed to be...
by polity.lk | Dec 10, 2025 | Justice
The Im/Possibility of Justice in the Current Global Order Kiran Kaur Grewal It is such an honour to deliver the 2025 Rajani Thiranagama Memorial Lecture.[1] Having worked in human rights for over 20 years, and in Sri Lanka since 2012, the name Rajani Thiranagama is a...
by polity.lk | Dec 5, 2025 | Ecology
The Great Flood B. Skanthakumar Cyclone Ditwah ripped through Sri Lanka between 27 and 29 November. The toll is devastating. Seven days later, the official count is 486 deaths and 341 missing. To which should be added five navy and one air-force officer killed in...
by polity.lk | Nov 27, 2025 | History
Of Heroes and Villains: Dutugemunu and Prabhakaran Ruben Thurairajah History in Sri Lanka has never been allowed to rest as history. It is not a settled archive of facts but a living force, retold as myth and scripture, invoked as justification, sung as lament and...
