Will the New President Focus on Reconciliation?
Reflections on President Gotabaya Rajapakse’s swearing in ceremony at Ruwanweliseya
Human Rights Can’t be Won by Fighting Alone
In conversation with Surangi Ariyawansa, Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights
An Oasis that Connects Hearts
In Mathota, the coastal line yields pure white pearls, the harbor is connected to the beginning of Buddhist civilization of Sri Lanka, the port is written in history as the place from where the sacred sapling of Sri Maha Bodhiya tree was brought to the island.
Winning the Hearts of Minority Communities
Chairman of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress, Narah T. Arulkanth on the need for national development with the entire country on board.
In Remembrance of Those Lost
The bugle echoes over the hills of Mihintale. A sound of melancholy for everyone, irrespective of ethnic differences. The mothers, wives, sisters and family members of unsung heroes who died a decade ago, moan for their kith and kin.
What are Racial Divisions Next to Life and Death?
It’s easy to be divisive when we are healthy, but in times of sickness or need all divisions in caste, religion and ethnicity become meaningless.
Bonding Hearts with Kind Words
The Catamaran recently spoke with Dilmi Fathima, a Muslim seamstress from Kurunegala who makes clothes for the Sinhala women in her community. Her work has become the glue that bonds her community together despite racial and religious differences among her and her clientele.
Looking Beyond the Issues of Man
The Catamaran looked to leaders and followers from various walks of faith to gather their views on reconciling as a nation, following the ethnic unrest post Easter Sunday attacks.
Religious Extremism Is Not Tolerated
Shabir Mohammed, leader of Dawoodi Bohra community and a chief organizer of the Ashara Mubaraka festival joined The Catamaran for a discussion on the significance of the festival post Easter Sunday Attacks.