The #SriLanka state visualises land as emptied of people, in the pursuit of global renewable energy goals, writes Thiruni Kelegama in her review of Amita Arudpragasam's arresting film #Thayakam on climate change and livelihood loss in #Mannar.
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Thiruni Kelegama | தாயகம் (𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘮 / motherland). Amita Arudpragasam. Harvest Moon, 2026. 76 mins.
Thiruni Kelegama (PhD., University of Zurich) is a lecturer in modern South Asian studies at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies in the University of Oxford, and author of Central Margins: Sr...
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June 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The #SriLanka state visualises land as emptied of people, in the pursuit of global renewable energy goals, writes Thiruni Kelegama in her review of Amita Arudpragasam's arresting film #Thayakam on climate change and livelihood loss in #Mannar.
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