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Sport, Society, and Sri Lanka

Novelist Shehan Karunatilaka shares insights into his prizewinning novel of Sri Lankan cricket, "Chinaman," with Rahul Bose. more
Highlights from the talk between Rahul Bose (L) and writer Shehan Karunatilaka (R) in Mumbai on Aug. 7, 2012. (6 min., 16 sec.)

Shehan Karunatilaka Explores Sri Lanka Through Cricket

Shehan Karunatilaka tells Rahul Bose how his debut novel acts an allegory for his country's 60-year history. more
A young monk watches a street parade amidst a full crowd in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka on May 5, 2012. (Brett Davies/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: A Pensive Observer in Sri Lanka

A young monk watches a street parade amidst a full crowd in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka on May 5, 2012. (Brett Davies/Flickr) more
A child at a temple in Sri Lanka holding three sticks of incense in offering (three sticks being traditionally reserved for gods) on May 5, 2012. (Photosightfaces/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: An Offering for the Gods in Sri Lanka

A child at a temple in Sri Lanka holding three sticks of incense in offering (three sticks being traditionally reserved for gods) on May 5, 2012. (Photosightfaces/Flickr) more
Four young drummers march in the Navam Perahera (The Parade of February) in Sri Lanka on February 6, 2012. (Alexis Gravel/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: The Navam Perahera (The Parade of February) in Sri Lanka

Four young drummers march in the Navam Perahera (The Parade of February) in Sri Lanka on February 6, 2012. (Alexis Gravel/Flickr) more
A scene from the new documentary film 'Silenced Voices.'

Watch: New Film Shows Sri Lanka's Media Battered, but Not Beaten

Asia Society Associate Fellow Vasuki Nesaih says a new film about Sri Lanka's suppressed media sheds light on a troubled, but continually creative press corps. more

Photo of the Day: Masked Dancer in Sri Lanka

A masked performer brings magic and myth to life in Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 6, 2012. more
Singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman. (Matthew Washburn)

Interview: Bhi Bhiman on Making Roots Music for the 21st Century

How the son of Sri Lankan immigrant parents learns to play guitar and ends up being compared to Randy Newman. more
Yingluck Sinawatra may be following in the footsteps of her brother, Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but had her own career as a successful businesswoman before she became the country's first female prime minister. (Flickr/Ratchaprasong 2)

Vishakha Desai: Female Politicians in Asia Making it on Merit

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai writes that unlike in the past, female politicians in Asia today are increasingly entering politics on their own merits rather than relying on family ties. more

Sri Lanka's Civil War (Complete)

Journalists and documentarians present and assess both the Sri Lankan government and international community's perspectives on Sri Lanka's decades-long sectarian conflict. more