by polity.lk | Jun 6, 2022 | Review
The Changing Role of Caste in Northern Sri Lanka. Thiruchandran, Selvy. Caste and its Multiple Manifestations: A Study of the Caste System in Northern Sri Lanka. Colombo: Bay Owl Press, 2021, pp. 231 + xii Reviewed by Kalinga Tudor Silva Caste in Sri Lanka is...
by polity.lk | Jun 1, 2022 | Intervention
What is this Crisis? Ahilan Kadirgamar Dr. Ahilan Kadirgamar made this presentation at an online discussion on the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka, organised by the Kuppi Collective on April 26, 2022. It was transcribed by Treshan Fernando and edited for...
by polity.lk | May 28, 2022 | Statement
Our broken nation lies before us: ‘The People’s Command’ From the Galle Face Aragalaya bhoomi Our broken nation lies before us, caught up in an unprecedented social and economic tragedy of incomparable historic proportions. Young and old spend hours and days queuing...
by polity.lk | May 24, 2022 | Intervention
The IMF in Debt Restructuring, the Resurgence of Austerity, and the Urgency of Fiscal Justice Bhumika Muchhala As Sri Lanka officially defaults on its sovereign debt repayments, and enters negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for access to loans in return...
by polity.lk | May 18, 2022 | Interview
‘The Act of Protest is a Privilege’: Serika Siriwardhana from Yellow for Democracy interviewed by Treshan Fernando On 4th April 2022, Independence Square was filled with an estimated 8000 people, possibly in one of the biggest political gatherings the square has seen...
