Some pictures from my recent fieldwork in Sri Lanka
I periodically upload pictures from fieldwork conducted in Sri Lanka between 2022 - 2026.
Military Run Restaurant and Cafe in KKS-Jaffna, built on land occupied by the military since 1990s. (2024)
Families showing the conditions of their farm land that remains occupied by the state (Military and Forest Department) since after the war in 2009. (2025)
Families with temporary deeds and maps to show their claims for the lands that remain occupied (Picture 2025).
Military containment area - where farms, salons, and temples are constructed since early 2000s. The KSS/Palaly region remains one of the key sites for militaryโs commercial activities. (2023)
Posters displayed by Aragalaya activists in Colombo during the 2024 elections.
From fieldwork conducted within General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, interviewing cadet officers, professors and administrators (2026).