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Smriti Daniel
Smriti Daniel is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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One musician’s struggle to save the distinctive culture of Sri Lanka’s Portuguese Burghers
Earl Barthelot of the band Burgher Folks has dedicated himself to reviving the identity of his small community.
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‘I am drawn to terrifying things’, says the novelist who feels squeamish seeing his name on his book
It is at the peak of his anxiety, especially as a parent, that Sri Lankan author Chhimi Tenduf-La finds the humour that elevates his writing.
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Sri Lanka is creating a new Constitution and the people have spoken – more than 7,000 of them
Vast numbers of people have offered their views on judicial mechanisms to help the island move out of the shadow of war.
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Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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The story of the other East India Company: a Dutch enterprise in Ceylon (gorgeous images alert)
They came to oust the Portuguese, but stayed far longer than the king of Ceylon wanted them to.
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A dance festival in Colombo celebrates the Shakti of the solo performer
Colombo Dance Platform’s festival presented a collection of remarkably diverse solo pieces by female artists.
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Why Sri Lankan-American writer Hasanthika Sirisena is an outsider and likes it that way
The winner of the Juniper Prize explains how her fiction grows out of life.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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In Sri Lanka, Muslim women are fighting back against unfair marriage laws
An ongoing reform process holds out hope for the campaign against child marriage, marital rape and other anti-woman practices under Muslim Personal Law.
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'I couldn't have written those hard scenes if I'd had a natural child in my life:' Nayomi Munaweera
An interview with the Sri Lankan-American author whose new book has both shocked and mesmerised readers.
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How Sri Lankan writers are (still) dealing with the 1983 riots in their fiction
The riots, leading to 26 years of war, are embedded in the island state’s literary consciousness.
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The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Captured and released by the Tamil Tigers, and living to tell the tale
Writer Sunila Galappatti talks about the making of Commodore Ajith Boyagoda’s extraordinary war memoir.
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What to expect from Shehan ‘Chinaman’ Karunatilaka’s new novel (hint: think ghosts)
The Sri Lankan winner of three literary prizes for his first novel is finally back with his second.
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Sri Lankan Tamils around the world have built an online library to replace one torched in 1981
Among the Noolaham Digital Library’s 16,000 documents are four volumes of one of the oldest Tamil grammar books, and copies of over 24 palm-leaf manuscripts.
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The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates