They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a Tamil woman, as the torrential rain lashing our faces ...

The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline.

The 26-year-long civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE officially ended in May 2009 after claiming around 70,000 lives and displacing four times as many. Both sides committed a ...

JAFFNA/MULLAITIVU: In the Tamil-majority northern ... such mechanisms to fuel ethnic and religious tensions in the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka, laying groundwork for divisions ...

an event held by mostly Sinhalese also memorialized Tamil victims of the decades-long civil war. COVID-19, an economic crisis, and a majoritarian dynasty at the helm: Sri Lanka’s future hangs in ...

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, one of Sri Lanka's most ... the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009 he continued to demand equal rights for his often marginalised ethnic group.

Today marks the celebration of Thai Pongal, a festival that is of great significance to the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

During the celebrations in Hindu temples and Christian churches, school material was handed out to 175 pupils from the ...

Inspired and encouraged by Dr. Rutnam, a group of these women founded the Ceylon Tamil Women’s Union. A distinctive feature of the Sri Lanka Tamil Women’s Union is that it is a secular organisation.

But as the photo attests, her husband, a Tamil like herself—is ... the slightest awareness that for 26 years Sri Lanka was an epicenter of horrific ethnic bloodshed. But geography tugs the ...

The hunger strike was called after the demolition of the monument A monument in Sri Lanka to commemorate ... government forces and the Tamil Tiger rebel group. Tens of thousands of minority ...

While agreements promise economic recovery, concerns remain regarding their long-term implications for Sri Lanka ... of the Tamil-dominated north signaled they are tired of ethnic politics ...