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Groundviews Award-winning civic media from Sri Lanka. Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka.

The site uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace-building and other issues.

One of the key factors that boosted confidence in the NPP was its shift in political messaging on the role of Buddhism d...
07/11/2025

One of the key factors that boosted confidence in the NPP was its shift in political messaging on the role of Buddhism during the presidential and parliamentary elections. Unlike previous election campaigns, which relied heavily on religious symbolism, often at the cost of minority communities to gain electoral support, the NPP’s 2024 campaign moved away from such rhetoric.
https://groundviews.org/2025/11/07/sri-lankas-status-on-religious-freedom/

The promise made to residents was to review serious concerns, including addressing the massive migratory bird deaths and...
06/11/2025

The promise made to residents was to review serious concerns, including addressing the massive migratory bird deaths and resolving community grievances related to severe flooding. However, this action only provided a brief respite. The core demands of the residents, the permanent removal of the wind infrastructure and the repair of the blocked natural waterways causing prolonged contamination and health crises, have not been fully met or guaranteed.

The book requires deep reflection and thought. It is not a coffee table book on the art and history of Sri Lanka; that k...
01/11/2025

The book requires deep reflection and thought. It is not a coffee table book on the art and history of Sri Lanka; that kind of book has been written many times by many people over the last decades. Stadtner’s study is of a different calibre and part of its charm lies in how it resists easy categorisation.
https://groundviews.org/2025/11/02/donald-stadtners-sacred-sites-of-sri-lanka/

When President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office, his government promised to restore democratic institutions that had...
27/10/2025

When President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office, his government promised to restore democratic institutions that had long been neglected, particularly the Provincial Council (PC) elections, which have not been held since 2018. Early statements from NPP leaders suggested that polls would be conducted by early 2026, ensuring the revival of devolved governance under the 13th Amendment.

However, after the co-operative election defeats, that enthusiasm appears to have diminished. Within the NPP and JVP circles, some leaders are now calling for strategic patience, arguing that the government should focus on development and constitutional reforms before holding PC elections. In practice, this follows a familiar political pattern. Successive governments have used similar justifications, including delimitation and reform priorities, to defer provincial polls indefinitely. The NPP, once the loudest critic of such evasions, now seems poised to follow the same course.

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Under British rule, the CHT was designated as a totally excluded area governed by the 1900 CHT Regulation. This regulati...
24/10/2025

Under British rule, the CHT was designated as a totally excluded area governed by the 1900 CHT Regulation. This regulation established a special administrative system that legally protected indigenous control over land and explicitly prohibited the permanent settlement of non-indigenous people (Bengalis) from the plains without prior permission. This protection enshrined the Jumma people’s customary land rights.

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