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“Grasp Every Opportunity, Don’t Be Afraid” — Sir Nishan Canagarajah

“Grasp Every Opportunity, Don’t Be Afraid” — Sir Nishan Canagarajah

Life can be quietly ironic. Less than a month after I interviewed Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran and titled the piece “The First Sri Lankan Tamil Knight in 50 Years,” another Sri Lankan Tamil was honoured with a knighthood. This time, it was Nishan Canagarajah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester. At the age of fifteen, while his elder brothers were studying at universities outside Jaffna, a Grade 9 Nishan spent three days and nights at Jaffna Hospital caring for his dying fath
Exclusive Interview January 2026
Aruliniyan Mahalingam

Aruliniyan Mahalingam
"Prabhakaran Was Very Clear-Eyed That He and His Family May Die Fighting for Tamil Eelam” — Anita Prathap Speaks Exclusively to Jaffna Monitor

"Prabhakaran Was Very Clear-Eyed That He and His Family May Die Fighting for Tamil Eelam” — Anita Prathap Speaks Exclusively to Jaffna Monitor

If not for the bravery and persistence of Indian journalist Anita Prathap, the Sri Lankan state might well have succeeded in burying the truth about Black July 1983. At a time when the government was determined to deny that any pogrom had taken place—and when the state machinery worked overtime to suppress every whisper of anti-Tamil violence—it was Anita Prathap who broke the silence on the international stage. Defying the odds, she travelled to Sri Lanka and became one of the first foreign jou
December 2025 Exclusive Interview
Aruliniyan Mahalingam

Aruliniyan Mahalingam
Tilvin Silva Functions as Sri Lanka’s Shadow President, Says Mano Ganesan in Conversation with Jaffna Monitor

Tilvin Silva Functions as Sri Lanka’s Shadow President, Says Mano Ganesan in Conversation with Jaffna Monitor

To grasp the shifting currents of Sri Lanka’s politics, Jaffna Monitor sat down with Mano Ganesan—Member of Parliament and leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF) and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), both part of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, the country’s main opposition. What follows is a no-holds-barred conversation with one of the most outspoken voices in Parliament. How do you see the one-year performance of the NPP government? Although it may still be too early to draw firm conc
Exclusive Interview October 2025
Our Special Correspondent

Our Special Correspondent
Less Than 1% Representation: Tamil Publishers Challenge Colombo Book Fair Exclusion
Muhammad Sabry

Less Than 1% Representation: Tamil Publishers Challenge Colombo Book Fair Exclusion

For 26 years, the Colombo Book Fair—organized by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association (SLBPA)—has transformed Colombo into a hub of books, bustle, and festivity. What began as a trade fair has grown into a cultural carnival, drawing thousands from every corner of the island and earning its place as one of Colombo’s most anticipated annual events. But behind the festive atmosphere, Tamil publishers allege that they have been systematically sidelined, with their repeated requests for stalls
Exclusive Interview October 2025
Our Special Correspondent

Our Special Correspondent