Left Feminism in and after the Aragalaya

Chulani Kodikara and Amalini de Sayrah

by polity.lk | Dec 24, 2025 | Politics

Left Feminism in and after the Aragalaya Chulani Kodikara and Amalini de Sayrah The Aragalaya/Porattam/Struggle of 2022 constitutes an unprecedented event in democratic mobilisation and protest politics in Sri Lanka’s history, culminating in the resignation of...

Samanmali: A Life on the Frontlines of Women’s Struggles and Working-Class Resistance

Kumudini Samuel

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...

The Im/Possibility of Justice in the Current Global Order

Kiran Kaur Grewal

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...

The Great Flood

B. Skanthakumar

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...

Of Heroes and Villains: Dutugemunu and Prabhakaran

Ruben Thurairajah

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...