Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

New humility for the hegemon

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 2, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews India and its near-abroad Too slowly, India is realising that poor relations with its South Asian neighbours hold back its global ambitions Jul 30th 2011 | from the print edition of the Economist NO ONE loves a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Energy, Global Issues, Governance, politics, South Asia | Tagged Bangladesh, borders, conflict, Economy, Governance, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, peace, SAARC, Sri Lanka, trade | Leave a comment

Jane Nona

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 22, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews I had the wonderful privilege of spending one week next to Jane Nona’s bed at the Peradeniya Teaching hospital in Kandy. 75 year old Jane Nona’s statistics could well have been 15, 15, 15. The smallest 75 … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, People, South Asia | Tagged family, health, Jeevani Fernando, old age, Sri Lanka | Leave a comment

If you cannot protect your people, why should the sun rise on your country?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 26, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Prasanna Ratnayake Missing for over 300 days Source: Groundviews On 25th November, far away from my motherland, I rang Sandya Eknaligoda to ask her, How are you? Yesterday was the 300th day that her loving husband … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, media, politics, security | Tagged disappearances, Groundviews, power, Sri Lanka, Violence | Leave a comment

September 22 is for remembering

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Daily Mirror THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 00:00 The 4th article of the Dasa Raja Dharma, Lord Buddha’s incomparable treatise on good governance is about Ajjava, i.e. honesty and integrity. The ruler, the Buddha said must be absolutely … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonialism, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, media, Military, politics, security, South Asia, Terrorism, war on terror, World | Tagged America, democracy, freedom, Journalism, politics, rhetoric, Sri Lanka, Terrorism, USA, war on terror | Leave a comment

A Class Above

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 30, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Jeevani Fernando We sat nervously huddled on the wooden bench of the Haputale Railway Station at 8pm last night, clutching our precious collections from the trip – kithul jaggery from Badulla and jars of orange marmalade, guava … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, People, South Asia | Tagged Children, ethnicity, family, Jeevani Fernando, life, mother, Sinhala, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Train, travel | Leave a comment

Democracy Is Dead!

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 11, 2010

Sadly, this is not restricted to Sri Lanka alone. SA. ——————————————————— Editorial, The Sunday Leader, 11 April 2010 Switch off the lights. Rend your hair. Don only white. It is time to go into mourning. An old and ailing relative … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, South Asia | Tagged democracy, dynasty, Elections, legacy, Sri Lanka | 3 Comments

… for the missing

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 12, 2010

From Groundviews By Gypsy Bohemia A solitary lamp perched on a desk top lights a room. A man scribbles feverishly on paper, hunched over the light as if he’s jealously guarding what little he has. His desk is cluttered with … Continue reading →

Posted in Human rights, media, Media issues, People | Tagged creative writing, Extra Judicial Killings, Journalism, media, Sri Lanka | Leave a comment

A Night To Remember

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 26, 2009

By Jeevani Fernando Heading to my flat. It will be a night to reminisce. 10 years ago this time, I was lying on a hospital bed, being prepared for a C-Section, in a cold and sterile surgical unit. Waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in People | Tagged child birth, conflict, ethnicity, hospital, pregnancy, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, Tamil | 4 Comments

Dreaming of Tamil Eelam

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 23, 2009

Any news? I had asked the intermediary, after the fall of Kilinochchi. “I fear the worst” was the short reply. We had never met. It was always through the intermediary that she approached me. Image files encrypted layers deep in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Issues, Photography | Tagged LTTE, Photography, Prabhakaran, Shahidul Alam, Sri Lanka, Terrorism | 15 Comments

Venturing Into The Impossible

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 19, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews ” Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Sir Arthur C Clarke “Oh you are going to take pictures? Let me put on my sincere smile. Don’t manage it all the time.” He chuckled, as he … Continue reading →

Posted in My Photo Essays, Photography, Photojournalism, Shahidul Alam | Tagged Photographer, Photography, Science Fiction, Shahidul Alam, Sri Lanka, Technology, Writer | 10 Comments

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