Nandini Nair
Shehan Karunatilaka is out with a collection of short stories, soon after his Booker win. The Sri Lankan author in conversation with Open
The T20 format is a great leveller, helping cricket’s minnows beat one top team after another
Karunatilaka’s novel, though set during the civil war of the 1990s, seems oddly resonant today
Beijing has refused to restructure its loans, hurting Colombo’s efforts to revive its economy
The result of India gaining its independence was that it signalled a widespread change in the attitude towards colonial rule
Its power elite grew so distant from the common man that more waves of protests alone can break the great wall of indifference
Former International Monetary Fund economist Sergi Lanau in conversation with Ullekh NP
The Rajapaksas had turned the government into a fiefdom. Sri Lankans knew just whom to blame when disaster struck