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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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Udaipur tailor beheaded for purportedly supporting Nupur Sharma, curfew imposed in several areas
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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The big news: Two held for beheading Udaipur tailor, and nine other top stories
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‘This is hell,’ say HIV patients as government body stops supply of life-saving drug
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Seven curious questions raised by the case against Mohammed Zubair
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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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‘This is the saddest day of my life’: Elderly woman at US pro-abortion rights march tells police
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Watch: UK aviary staff film their burrowing owls to see what the birds get up to when they’re alone
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Caught on camera: Man rides bicycle on Brooklyn street while balancing a suitcase on his head
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Watch: Olivia Rodrigo, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish condemn reversal of abortion rights in US
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Watch: ‘Panchayat’ actor Raghubir Yadav plays ‘musical instrument’ fashioned from a lauki
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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: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ revisits the 2018 Thailand cave rescue
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‘Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt Ltd’ trailer: Amruta Subhash in show about pickles and empowerment
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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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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India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: Deepak Hooda scores ton as Hardik Pandya & Co win high-scoring thriller
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Hooda on fire: Reactions to Indian batter’s superb century against Ireland in second T20I
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Malaysia Open Super 750: Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag enter second round with contrasting wins
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Watch: Iga Swiatek after 36th straight win – ‘I’m really motivated to do well at Wimbledon’
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Watch: Eoin Morgan retires – ‘Incredibly proud, excited for English cricket going forward as a fan’