This week across the Tamil homeland preparations have begun as the nation readies itself to mark Maaveerar Naal – Great Heroes Day. For Eelam Tamils this is more than just a day of remembrance. It is a moment that brings together a nation that has suffered war, destruction, and occupation, yet continues to endure. For decades, the Sri Lankan state has tried to stifle it. Sixteen years since the death of the last Tamil liberation fighter, such repression must end. 

Today marks 18 years since S. P. Thamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was assassinated by the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF).

Monk accuses archaeology official of planting artefacts to falsely claim Buddhist heritage in Kurunthurmalai

When Harini Amarasuriya first entered Sri Lankan politics, she was hailed as a different kind of politician — a feminist academic, a human rights advocate, and a rare progressive voice willing to challenge entrenched power. Her early writings spoke about systemic discrimination, the “implicit exclusions and violence” that underpin the Sri Lankan state, and the need to confront Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism head-on.

Preparations begin for 2025 Maaveerar Day commemoration in Mullaitivu

Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka, Rev. Kandaiya Jegathas, has called on all parties to prioritise the welfare and voices of the people of Mannar in relation to the controversial wind power project being constructed in the region.

Tamil ‘short-eats’ being used as a comical prop. A queer reading of a beloved Tamil noughties classic. A mother and her child preparing one another’s hair with coconut oil. There are many small moments in ‘Period Parrrty’ that make it shine. 

As we mark 30 years since the Jaffna exodus, which led to over half a million Tamil men, women and children fleeing their homes, we look back at press coverage from the time.

On this day 30 years ago, over half a million Tamil men, women and children fled their homes in Jaffna as the Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to capture the peninsula, under the leadership of then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Sinhala Buddhist monk, Seelarathane Thero, and leader of the Sinhala- nationalist political party, Jana Setha Peramuna, has publicly criticized the National People’s Power (NPP) government, claiming that the recent announcement permitting Muslim nurses to dress in accordance with their cultural and religious identity is an attempt to “erase Sinhala culture”.