Although it has always been something of a passing interest, anthropology has figured in my travels, studies, and writings over the last five years. My focus over these years has narrowed down to five ...

Amorphous and ambivalent, the Sinhala middle-class remains undefined and uncharted. It is difficult to pin them down to a particular conception of them. What are their tastes, interests, habits? What ...

Vanakkam, ayubowan and welcome to another edition of Take 3. To be trilingual in Sri Lanka has always made perfect sense and now several classes in and about the city offer you the opportunity to do ...

In many states of Australia, the state government provides facilities for studying a language other than English as a subject for the Highschool final exam. But do we as the migrant Sinhala community ...

This month 'Vinivida' public opinion forum has invited Sri Lankan listeners in Australia to express their views on the social issue of "Why do children growing up in Sinhala families in Australia ...