Archive for July, 2009

The border village of Mahanagapura came under attack by the LTTE in 1987. This segment takes a look at how the development and reconstruction work has been carried out in the area, and how life falls back into a sense or normalcy in a post-war context. මහානාගපුර, 1987 වර්ෂයේ ත්‍රස්ත ප්‍රහාරකට ලක්වූ, අම්පාර ප්‍රදේශයේ පිහිටි... »

Being fluent in different languages allows a person a greater amount of leverage when communicating with the rest of the world. This segment discussed the impact of Muslims and Tamils learning the Sinhala language, and how it has assisted them in their work related life. එක් භාෂාවකට වඩා කථාකිරීමට හැකිවීම, පුද්ගලයෙකු හට තම වටපිටාව හා... »

The war which ravaged the country for thirty years has come to an end, but the wave of crimes that tend to haunt daily life still prevails. This segment explores people’s perceptions on crime, and the laws which are there to protect them. වසර තිහක කාලයක් පුරාවට පැවති යුද්ධය නිමා වූවද, රට පුරා පවතින අපරාධ... »

The art of puppetry, and the puppet industry was a signature for the Southern areas of Sri Lanka. The change the industry has gone through, and how the art of puppetry is in the decline is discussed in this segment. අතීතයේදි රූකඩ කලාවට හිමිවෙලා තිබුනේ ඉහල ස්ථානයක්. නමුත් අද රූකඩ කලාවට අත්වෙලා තිබෙන ඉරණම අපිට... »

The constitution of Sri Lanka guarantees universal franchise, but many in the estate sector are still disenfranchised for different reasons. Local Voices explore the issue in the Badulla area. ලංකාවේ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව අනුව සැම පුරවැසියෙකුටම ඡන්ද අහිතිය ලැබිල තිබෙනවා. නමුත් වතුකරයේ ජනතාවගෙන් බොහො දෙනෙකුට තවමත් ඡන්ද අයිතිය ලැබිල නැහැ. »

Property is not the only thing that war affects: the conflict in the island destroyed the livelihoods of many who lived in the war torn areas. LifeLine takes a look at how the livelihoods of those are being reconstructed, and how normalcy sets in. යුද්ධය හේතුවෙන් දේපල පමණක් නොව, තම ජීවිකාව පවා සමහර ජනයාට අතහැරීමට... »

Estate sector Tamils had to face a lot of issues during the time when the conflict was at it’s violent stage. We talk to a few of the Estate Tamils to find out their positive sentiments, now that the violence has ceased. යුද්ධය නිසා දකුණේ වතුකර ජනතාවට බොහො ගැටළුවලට මුහුන දෙන්න සිදුවුනා. නමුත් අද යුධ... »

This segment is discusses Education development and issues related to the low development of education sector in Walathappitti area, and talks to the the regional education authorities. வளத்தாப்பிட்டிக் கிராமத்தின் கல்வி அபிவிருத்தி குறித்த பெட்டகம்.இதில் மாணவர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள்,அதிபர், பொற்றோர்கள் மற்றும் கல்வி அதிகாரி ஆகியோரின் கருத்துக்கள் இடம்பெறுகின்றன. »

This segment addresses the issue of students dropping out of school in Walathappitti Village, and its consequences in Social and Economic Development. The segment also includes the response from Zonal Director of Education, Sammanthurai. வளத்தாப்பிட்டிக் கிராமத்திலுள்ள மாணவர்களின் இடைவிலகல் தொடர்பான‌பெட்டகம். இதில் மாணவர்கள் ஆசிரியர்கள்,அதிபர், பொற்றோர்கள் மற்றும் கல்வி அதிகாரி ஆகியோரின் கருத்துக்கள் இடம்பெறுகின்றன. »

The checkpoints on the roads were a major hindrance for people’s free movement. Following the end of fighting however, many checkpoints have been removed. We explore the feelings of people in the Batticoloa area following the removal of checkpoints. மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டத்திலுள்ள பெரும்பாலான சோதனைச்சாவடிகள் அகற்றப்பட்ட பின்னர் மக்களின் மனநிலை குறித்த பெட்டகம். இதில் பயனிகளதும் கிழக்குமாகாண அமைச்சர் ஒருவரினதும் கருதுக்கள்... »