by polity.lk | Apr 21, 2026 | Politics
Ditwah Relief Management: Politics and Perceptions in ‘Kolamba Gama’ Shashik Silva Behind the numbers of those affected by Cyclone Ditwah, the homes and businesses destroyed or damaged, and those still in temporary shelters, there are other stories about what disaster...
by polity.lk | Apr 10, 2026 | Gananath Obeyesekere
The Conscience of the Scholar Jonathan Spencer When news started to spread of the death of Gananath Obeyesekere, a younger colleague said to me, “Oh, you must have known him. What was he like?”. I paused before replying, “I think he may have been the most charismatic...
by polity.lk | Apr 7, 2026 | Gananath Obeyesekere
Gananath Obeyesekere: Dazzling Scholar of Integrity Dennis B. McGilvray Adding to the Polity conversations about Gananath Obeyesekere, I wish to mention a further dimension of his remarkable career that deserves praise: the clarity of his exposition and his integrity...
by polity.lk | Apr 2, 2026 | Gananath Obeyesekere
Laughter, Debate, and Dissent: Personal Glimpses of Gananath Obeyesekere Selvy Thiruchandran I first met Gananath at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) in Colombo, when its Director, Radhika Coomaraswamy, invited me to present a paper. My topic was the...
by polity.lk | Mar 31, 2026 | Gananath Obeyesekere
A Bridge Between East and West Richard F. Gombrich My love and admiration of Gananath are so rooted in my view of my own life that if I failed to respond to this invitation to write something about him, I would find my failure unforgivable, regardless of the...
