#PolityLK calls for short pieces on the life, work, and legacy of Gananath Obeyesekere. Send your pitch (under 300 words) to [email protected] before 25 August 2025.

Great to see this coming out - A great line up - not to be missed mup.com.au/books/search-f… Sian Troath Jon Piccini Trissia Wijaya Bec Strating Van Jackson

Genocide is the crime of killing with the intent to destroy a national, religious, ethnic or racial group in whole or in part. Genocidal acts may include, for instance, cutting off food and water to millions of people, destroying infrastructure that's critical to the preservation

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟓.𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 Instrumentalising Identities: Colonial Development Policies (In India) by Nadeera Rajapakse. Time: 5.00 PM-6.30 PM Location: Social Scientists' Association 380/86, Sarana Road Colombo 07

The ’radical impulse’ in Indian music has influenced the political, social, and cultural trajectory of pre- and post-Partition India and continues to articulate alternative political and popular imaginaries today, writes Sumangala Damodaran. polity.lk/sumangala-damo…

#SriLanka: Chemmani mass grave, a test for the Dissanayake govt - while Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara assured that the govt has "complete political will", families remain cautious about the outcome. Photo credit: Kumanan thehindu.com/news/internati… via The Hindu

Gripping stories that stay with the reader; adding much to what we think we know (and lesser understand) of #war and #peace in #SriLanka through the prism of conflict-related sexual violence. Thanks to Radhika Hettiarachchi for sharing them with PolityLK

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 (13) at 𝟓.𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 Discussion on ‘𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩: 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’ by 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 Location: Social Scientists' Association 380/86, Sarana Road, Col 07

Tomorrow.

Women migrant domestic workers, heroines and victims? Reviewing Magic Maids, Nadeera Rajapakse showcases how these women subtly and definitively resist these restrictive narratives through their own forms of feminist praxis. polity.lk/nadeera-rajapa…

Yes. Sri Lanka's education system needs overhaul. No. The NPP warmed-up proposals are not solutions to ongoing problems. Why squander precious political capital, asks Niyanthini Kadirgamar (Niyanthini)? polity.lk/niyanthini-kad…

Exactly three years ago, this man signed Detention orders under the PTA to detain Wasantha Mudalige, Siridhamma Himi & Hashan Gunathillaka who were held w/o charge for over four months simply for protesting his despotic govt. Rarely any justice in Sri Lanka but sometimes poetry.

Two men once in power. Two men disgraced. In a striking comparison between Ranil Wickremesinghe and Boris Johnson, Dr Thurairajah plumbs the depths of their hubris and its consequences #SriLanka #UK polity.lk/ruben-thuraira…

Join the Global Action for Gaza! On September 6th, starting at 4pm outside the UN Office, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo. ගාසා වෙනුවෙන් ගෝලීය ක්‍රියාමාර්ගයට එක්වන්න! සැප්තැම්බර් 6 වන දින, සවස 4 ට, එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ කාර්යාලය ඉදිරිපිට, බුද්ධාලෝක මාවත, කොළඹ காசாவுக்கான உலகளாவிய

Police opened fire on #GenZprotests against corruption and a social-media ban, leaving 19 dead in the deadliest day of protest in Nepal’s history. Writes Pranaya Rana himalmag.com/politics/nepal…

Has #NPP rule overcome #SriLanka's deeply embedded ethno-religious cleavages? Shashik Silva thinks not in his dissection of state responses to Sinhala Buddhist sentiment and nationalist mobilisation. polity.lk/shashik-silva-…

Women from across #SriLanka call for a reformed family law and practice that centres equality, dignity, and safety for women and children. Read, sign, amplify, and organise, around the Women's Declaration. polity.lk/suriya-womens-…

FCEJ condemns the violence perpetrated by the state against the people of Mannar and demands that the right to energy be recognised alongside the right to a safe environment. srilankafeministcollective.org/_files/ugd/06b…

Bibliophiles will want a collector's copy of this outstanding number. Everyone else, remember most of the print issue is open access on polity.lk #SriLanka