Jeevan Ravindran

5 days ago | himalmag.com | Jeevan Ravindran

Galkande Dhammananda is a rarity in Sri Lanka: a monk speaking out against Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism instead of stoking it, and looking to build bridges with the country’s Tamil minority after the civil war. “ALMOST EVERYONE in this society is wounded,” Galkande Dhammananda said. “Reconciliation will take time.”Dhammananda wears the flowing saffron robes characteristic of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, with his head shaven as per tradition. He has kind eyes framed by large, black-rimmed glasses.

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Jeevan Ravindran

Sathsara Nimesh is not the first person to die under unclear circumstances while in the custody of Sri Lankan police, but his death seems to have inflamed the long-running debate on police violence in the South Asian country. The 25-year-old from the Badulla district in eastern Sri Lanka was attending a training course for caregivers in Colombo, the island's largest city. Police detained him on April 1 for allegedly breaking into someone's home.

1 month ago | dw.com | Jeevan Ravindran

Sathsara Nimesh is not the first person to die under unclear circumstances while in the custody of Sri Lankan police, but his death seems to have inflamed the long-running debate on police violence in the South Asian country. The 25-year-old from the Badulla district in eastern Sri Lanka was attending a training course for caregivers in Colombo, the island's largest city. He was detained by police on April 1 for allegedly breaking into someone's home.

Sep 20, 2024 | saaganthology.com | Jeevan Ravindran

“Let’s say a small child of around five years old is sick,” says Subramaniam Maheswarie, a 47-year-old tea plucker from Bogawantalawa in the Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka’s Central Province. “We have to look after it and give it medicine.”The sick child Maheswarie is referring to is Sri Lanka: a nation on the slow road to recovery from a devastating economic crisis that led to shortages of food and fuel, and saw costs of living soar.

Dec 14, 2023 | himalmag.com | Jeevan Ravindran

An estate worker on a tea estate in Nuwara Eliya, in the Central province. This year, Malaiyaha Tamils marked 200 years since their arrival in Sri Lanka by walking from Talaimannar to Matale in the Central Province, an act of protest as much as it was an act of remembrance. Photo courtesy: Knut-Erik HelleIt's just after 6 am on 29 July, and the ordinarily quiet village of Talaimannar, on the small island of Mannar just off the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, is already alive with activity.