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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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season