Wading through a stream of memories for answers: The Single Tumbler by Sumathy Sivamohan

Afrah Niwas

by polity.lk | Mar 22, 2022 | Review

Wading through a stream of memories for answers: The Single Tumbler by Sumathy Sivamohan Afrah Niwas Sumathy Sivamohan’s latest feature film “The Single Tumbler”, woven around stories of a single family, is a heart-wrenching tale of life, war, loss, trauma, and the...

A History of Unfortunate Circumstances

Hasini A. Haputhanthri

‘A Day in July 2019’ by Rajitha Dissanayake, 2022, Lionel Wendt, Colombo

by polity.lk | Feb 9, 2022 | Review

A History of Unfortunate Circumstances Hasini A. Haputhanthri‘A Day in July 2019’ by Rajitha Dissanayake, 2022, Lionel Wendt, Colombo This play has been long in the making. A string of unfortunate circumstances induced by the pandemic resulted in the postponement of...

A Secular Need: Islamic Law and State Governance in Contemporary India. Geoffrey Redding. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2020. 240 pp

Reviewed by Farzana Haniffa

by polity.lk | Feb 3, 2022 | Review

A Secular Need: Islamic Law and State Governance in Contemporary India. Geoffrey Redding. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2020. 240 pp Reviewed by Farzana Haniffa Redding’s book lays out the manner in which regardless of the horrendous anti- Muslim violence...

Like Water to Soil: ‘Paangshu’ Between Politics and Rights

Prabha Manuratne

by polity.lk | Jun 15, 2021 | Review

Like Water to Soil: ‘Paangshu’ Between Politics and Rights Prabha Manuratne The director of the film Paangshu, Visakesa Chandrasekaram describes how his encounter with human rights violations in Sri Lanka made a deep impact on him, and remembers the image of a mother...

Tea and Solidarity: Tamil Women and Work in Postwar Sri Lanka. Mythri Jegathesan. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2019. 288 pp

Reviewed by Nadia Augustyniak

by polity.lk | Jun 13, 2021 | Review

Tea and Solidarity: Tamil Women and Work in Postwar Sri Lanka. Mythri Jegathesan. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2019. 288 pp Reviewed by Nadia Augustyniak As anthropology continues to grapple with the colonial, racialised, and exploitative undercurrents of...