‘War? In this land? / Who told you?’: There’s a new anthology of Sri Lankan poetry in translation
Excerpt from ‘Out of Sri Lanka: Tamil, Sinhala and English Poetry from Sri Lanka and its Diasporas,’ edited by Vidyan Ravinthiran, Seni Seneviratne, and Shash Trevett.
Mass grave found in North-East Sri Lanka; Tamils demand international investigation
A shutdown was carried out across the North-East yesterday as Tamils across the homeland demand for an international investigation into the Kokkuthodavai mass grave.
The mass grave was discovered on June 29th by construction workers from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board prompting excavation efforts.