#Sinhala

Guys. So there was one point where the only Sinhala sentence I knew how to say was "Mata Sinhala Dannae".We were at a Bots-Lankan function once and this (Bhuddhist) Aunty

Jayant #Dharmocracy

Sa: कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्तेHi: कर्म में ही तेरा अधिकारGu: कर्ममां बस तमारो अधिकारMa: कर्मामध्ये फक्त आपला अधिकारTe: कर्मलो अन्ते नी अधिकारमुKn: कर्मदल्लि अष्टे निन्न अधिकारवुTa: कर्माविल् मट्टुम् उमतु अधिकारमुम्Ne: कर्ममा मात्र तपाइँको

Thread. 1.This is #tamil doctor .@drvarathan1 giving a TV interview on 23 April 2009 in the war zone in #srilanka. He spoke to BBC, Al Jaz. & many others. His

1/ A thread on the standardisation policies for university admissions implemented by the government of Sri Lanka in the 1970s. Always relevant for current discussions about access to education in

Yashoda Wimaladharma as Sinhala book covers. A thread.

“Another woman famous in the trade union sphere was a Muslim from Slave Island, Maimoon, who worked at Hendersons, and was a CTUF activist. She was a popular platform speaker

Bruno Marshall Shirley

In the midst of all this insanity, I'm going to start a thread on Līlāvatī of Poḷonnaruwa, one of the most fascinating figures in Lankan history (according to my mum

Sarah Kellapatha

on this day (may 22) in 1958, sinhala mobs attacked, raped and murdered tamil civilians in sri lanka. it was the first large scale genocidal massacre of tamils to take

Janani ஜனனி

So fascinated by these narratives of Sri Lanka's cricket 'icons'. Let me tell you another cricket story. My Tamil physics tutor has 2 sons. They went to school in Jaffna,

Important thread on recent research on land & religious disputes in Eastern Province of #SriLanka, with details of process by which land is grabbed. If as govt claims, “historical sites

Accidental Writer

accidentlwriter

Here is a brief thread on the very underrated and much ignored Chola dynasty (by Delhi of course!) Read if you want some myths around Indian naval power (in history)

Trigger warning ahead:(This is not to point fingers at any community & I would appreciate if LTTE supporting diaspora & ultra Sinhala nationalists refrain from using my story to fulfill

Today is International Sex Workers' Day. I'm sending love and gratitude to sex worker friends and comrades from numerous countries who I've worked and learned with. From Sri Lanka to

Paul 🌹📚 Cooper

One of the most incredible stories I came across while researching my first book was that of Robert Knox.Knox was shipwrecked in 1659 on the island of Ceylon (modern-day Sri

Sarah Kellapatha

on the night of june 1, 1981, exactly 39 years ago, an organized sinhala mob carried out an arson attack on the jaffna public library, which was at its time,

12 years ago today - A night of heavy shelling Marking 12 years since the Sri Lankan military onslaught that massacred tens of thousands of Tamils, we revisit the final days leading