by polity.lk | Jan 27, 2026 | Review
A Critical History of Women’s Health in Modern Sri Lanka. Darshi Thoradeniya. Orient BlackSwan (New Delhi), 2024. Carmen Wickramagamage Darshi Thoradeniya’s book, A Critical History of Women’s Health in Modern Sri Lanka, unearths the submerged and complicated history...
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Shashik Silva
by polity.lk | Jan 20, 2026 | Ecology
From Living With, to Drowning Under, Floods: A Village Transformed Shashik Silva Welewatta has always flooded. This village in the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat (DS), home to 1424 families, floods when the Kelani River swells during the rainy season. Water...
Iran: Solidarity with popular struggles against poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and repression
Editors and Vahed
by polity.lk | Jan 16, 2026 | Statement
Iran: Solidarity with popular struggles against poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and repression Editors and Vahed Once again, the Iranian people are on the streets against their repressive rulers. Once again, the Islamic Republic has retaliated with extreme...
Governing in Anticipation of Backlash
Editors
by polity.lk | Jan 13, 2026 | Editorial
Governing in Anticipation of Backlash Editors As Sri Lanka reels from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his address to the people on 30 November 2025, called for unity among all, above and beyond, what divides us. At this...
Review and Repair Microfinance Authority Bill! Safeguard Women’s Dignity, Livelihoods, and Long-Term Security!
Suriya Women’s Development Centre
by polity.lk | Jan 9, 2026 | Economy
Review and Repair Microfinance Authority Bill! Safeguard Women’s Dignity, Livelihoods, and Long-Term Security! Suriya Women’s Development Centre Editors’ Note: On 17 November 2025, the NPP government gazetted a bill to establish a statutory agency styled the...