ceylon
Resurrecting a forgotten architect
Does the fictionalised retelling of Minnette de Silva’s story do justice to her life and work?
Priyanka Lindgren | Oct 07, 2019
Reading the Star of Islam
The story of a Ceylonese press on the cusp of World War II.
Ramla Wahab-Salman | Jul 17, 2019
Dagger-clawed little people
Did being an island help Sri Lanka evolve a particular type of hominid?
Richard Boyle | Mar 01, 2010
Bargaining in a labour regime
Up-country Tamil plantation workers remain a subjugated community, treated as little more than bonded labour. The current political foment includes opportunities for change.
Mythri Jegathesan | Feb 01, 2010
A magically depicted reality
'Song of Ceylon' is possibly the finest account of the island and a film which helped define the evolving documentary form.
Richard Boyle | Jan 01, 2010
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