Sunday, October 22, 2017

FILM

FILM

CHATRAK : A cinematic  introspection into the trapped soul of Kolkata

Frances Bulathsinghala, Colombo
Out there, in seemingly split second distance, is the shimmer of the dark green forest. The strands of sun escape through the scalp of the sky, past the shoulders... More

Scholars and artists should not be afraid of offending political patrons

SAM Staff
Ramachandra Guha: On the last day of this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writer Taslima Nasrin made an unexpected appearance. The session she spoke at was titled... More

Tamil pride ‘Jallikattu’

SAM Staff
The bull taming event 'Jallikaatu' typically practiced in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, third day of the four-day Pongal festival. The term... More

Kala Pola: Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair this sunday

SAM Staff
Sri Lanka’s internationally acclaimed open-air Art Fair – Kala Pola – takes place on Sunday January 22 along Nelum Pokuna Mawatha in Colombo.  Presented by The George Keyt Foundation... More

International Mountain Film Festival in Pakistan

SAM Staff
A documentary about a legendary Polish climber who opened new routes on five of the tallest mountains in Pakistan, won the two-day Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival. The second festival,... More

COLUMN


Ikram Sehgal

Bank failure not an option

Over the years many highly developed economies with sophisticated markets and long functioning banking systems have faced significant banking crises or banking failures. The role of Central Banks is critical in not only preventing and/or pre-empting failures... More

MYANMAR CABLE
Larry Jagan

Aung San Suu Kyi reveals the strategic plans for Rakhine

At long last Aung San Suu Kyi has finally revealed the government’s new strategic plans for the trouble state of Rakhine. This is essentially the long-promised roadmap constructed around the recommendations of the Kofi Annan Advisory Commission... More

CONFLICT DIARIES
Salman Rafi

India’s Afghanistan venture has its limits

Clearly an important part of the United States’ “regional approach” to Afghanistan is the role that India is to play in re-building the war-torn country. Notwithstanding the crucial consequences this policy would produce in terms of triggering... More

COLOMBO CHRONICLE
P K Balachandran

Sirisena gets into political hot water as elections approach

Elections to the Sri Lankan local bodies and Provincial Councils are due in 2018. But President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe heading the Yahapalanaya or Good Governance regime in Colombo, not prepared for it. The lack... More

SOUTHERN EYE
Subir Bhaumik

Lady and her generals 

"Aung San Suu Kyi and her generals” ran a headline in The New York Times, as if she controlled them. The fact is she does not but has to take all the blame for what they do. Two... More

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Afghanistan’s tryst with China begins – in Washington

M.K. Bhadrakumar

Afghanistan has been accepted as a permanent member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Jin Liqun, president of the Beijing-based institution, formally presented a certificate confirming... More

Slowdown haunts Indian government unwilling to admit its mis-steps

Kaushik Basu

Seventy years after independence, India’s economy is at a critical juncture. Two years ago, thanks to a surge in growth since 2005 and China’s slowdown, India celebrated... More

Missing a Nobel chance

Mani Shankar Aiyar

The Nobel Peace Prize, 2017, has just been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Had India joined 122 other member-states of the United... More

Fight the lie with the truth

Forrest Cookson

The truth about Myanmar must be told, 10,000 times 10 years, the government of Myanmar has committed genocide against the Rohingya people. This is not a complicated issue,... More

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READER'S VIEW

Gorkhaland, Mamata and the Chinese factor

Imran Chowdhury

Just a few days ago I warned two young student leaders in Darjeeling of West Bengal, against the violent movement which has started there for a separate... More

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