A Mother’s Endless Wait

A Mother’s Endless Wait

You look better today,” I said as I absentmindedly began writing her prescription. She was one of my regular patients—a gentle old lady who had been coming to my clinic for years. Her main complaint had always been her lack of appetite. Each time she mentioned it, I reassured her that it was likely due to her chronic lung condition. I never thought to ask beyond the surface, never questioned what lay beneath this persistent symptom. Then, one day, she quietly revealed something that shook me.
Guest Column June 2025
Dr. Nalayini Jegathesan

Dr. Nalayini Jegathesan
CVK Sivagnanam Closes the Circle That S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Opened

CVK Sivagnanam Closes the Circle That S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Opened

In Eelam Tamil politics, few words have caused as much damage—or claimed as many lives—as the word “traitor.” And it was S.J.V. Chelvanayakam, founder of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (Federal Party) in 1949, who first slipped this venom into the bloodstream of Tamil political discourse. Until then, the Tamil Congress and its leader G.G. Ponnambalam had struggled to make in roads in the East. They remained a northern force—Jaffna-centric, both in character and reach. In the East, the man of
June 2025 Opinion
M.R. Stalin Gnanam

M.R. Stalin Gnanam
Pragmatism over Dogma: The JVP's Rebirth in a Realist World

Pragmatism over Dogma: The JVP's Rebirth in a Realist World

There's a meme doing the rounds on Facebook about Modi's recent visit: During his visit to Sri Lanka, the Indian Prime Minister, seated in a car with his host, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, looked around with mild confusion and said: "This is my fourth visit to Sri Lanka. Every time I came before, there were always crowds of angry people in black shirts, waving black flags and shouting anti-Indian slogans— accusing us of expansionism and imperialism. But this time... not a single protest
May 2025
Kaniyan Pungundran

Kaniyan Pungundran