Sri Lanka celebrated seventy-seven years of gaining independence from British rule last Tuesday (Feb 4). The occasion was of historic importance as it was the first Independence day under the ...

It was a symbolic gesture!The Tamil version of “Sri Lanka Matha” echoing in Valalaai resonated politically throughout the Island. The past few years had seen the country experiencing an unnecessary ...

Raja Basu at Potpourri informs that “the Sri Lankan government has scrapped the Tamil version of the island nation’s national anthem – ‘Sri Lanka Matha'”. Global Voices stands out as one of the ...

Sri Lanka's war-battered minority Tamils welcomed the national anthem being sung in their language at Independence Day celebrations on Thursday for the first time in 67 years as a "giant step" towards ...