Interviews Archives - Itihas https://itihas.lk/category/interviews/ Advancing history education reform in Sri Lanka Mon, 20 May 2024 13:27:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://itihas.lk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/itihas-favicon-150x150.png Interviews Archives - Itihas https://itihas.lk/category/interviews/ 32 32 The People’s Platform: The future of history https://itihas.lk/the-peoples-platform-the-future-of-history/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:22:00 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=873 Interview featuring Dr Shamara Wettimuny on the future of history education in Sri Lanka.

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]]> GenPodcast – History in Sri Lanka https://itihas.lk/genpodcast-history-in-sri-lanka/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:44:45 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=853 When we read (historical) sources, we have to ask who is writing it & for whom. Chatted to Anju from Hashtag Generation about ‘history’ in Sri Lanka. What is it, how is it used to suppress or erase and what can we do about it? Tune in! Original Post: Hashtag Generation’s GenPodcast

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Chatted to Anju from Hashtag Generation about ‘history’ in Sri Lanka. What is it, how is it used to suppress or erase and what can we do about it? Tune in!

Original Post: Hashtag Generation’s GenPodcast

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]]> Pekoe Trail Podcast – The Fall of The Kandyan Kingdom https://itihas.lk/pekoe-trail-podcast-the-fall-of-the-kandyan-kingdom/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:32:34 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=847 The final hurdle of the British invasion of Sri Lanka was the Kingdom of Kandy. Power plays between native elites and their new colonial masters and a disenchantment with the feudal system led to the last King’s capture and British victory. Three notable battles interrupt the colonial era and Shamara Wettimuny, historian and founder of […]

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]]> The final hurdle of the British invasion of Sri Lanka was the Kingdom of Kandy. Power plays between native elites and their new colonial masters and a disenchantment with the feudal system led to the last King’s capture and British victory. Three notable battles interrupt the colonial era and Shamara Wettimuny, historian and founder of Itihas – a non-profit organisation that promotes a more inclusive Sri Lanka through a better understanding of its recent history, joins Stuart to decode them.

Original post: The Pekoe Trail

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]]> The Freedom to Believe https://itihas.lk/the-freedom-to-believe/ Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:25:00 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=380 The post The Freedom to Believe appeared first on Itihas.

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]]> “Be Willing To Look At Uncomfortable Histories”: Shamara Wettimuny – #TheDebrief w Roel Raymond https://itihas.lk/be-willing-to-look-at-uncomfortable-histories-shamara-wettimuny-thedebrief-w-roel-raymond/ Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:23:00 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=377 The post “Be Willing To Look At Uncomfortable Histories”: Shamara Wettimuny – #TheDebrief w Roel Raymond appeared first on Itihas.

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]]> Beyond Borders ep.6 Sri Lanka – Miss. Shamara Wettimuny https://itihas.lk/beyond-borders-ep-6-sri-lanka-miss-shamara-wettimuny/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:20:00 +0000 https://itihas.lk/?p=373 The post Beyond Borders ep.6 Sri Lanka – Miss. Shamara Wettimuny appeared first on Itihas.

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