Posts by Nilanjana Premaratna

From the field A multi-ethnic play represents Sri Lanka internationally

Selvaraj Leelawathi met Ronika Chamalee in 2004, through Janakaraliya – a Sri Lankan theatre group. Both were recruited as team members of the mobile theatre group. At that time, neither of them was able to speak the other’s language, speaking only Tamil and Sinhala respectively. They have come a long way from where they were when they joined and today, they are co-directing the first Tamil play to represent Sri Lanka at an international theatre festival, together with their multi-ethnic crew. Read more >>>

Interview Challenges for a post-conflict Sri Lanka

Even though the armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the LTTE and the Government officially ended in May 2009, remnants of that war still clouds the island’s present. Signs of subtle yet intense militarisation inside the country, as well as mounting international concern regarding human rights violations committed during the period of war, testify to this. What are the challenges currently facing the country? What are the available courses of action to prevent a relapse into conflict a few years down the line? Read more >>>