June 9, 2025

Kathika

Kathikava is a series of webinars carried out by the National Movement for Social Justice every Sunday from 5-7 pm (IST). These have been conducted almost every Sunday since November 29, 2020 on contemporary topics with contributions from experts or stakeholders related to each topic. The topic, the list of panelists and a full video of each is made available here.

Blog / Kathika / Sinhala / Society

Kathika #127: MP Dolawatte’s Bill on Decriminalizing Homosexuality in Sri Lanka

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දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහයට අදාළ ප්‍රේමනාත් දොලවත්ත මහතාගේ යෝජනාව | May 7, 2023
FULL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/961441148626388
MODERATED BY: Professor Rohan Samarajiva
PANEL:
Missaka Kamalasiri Thero, Meditation Teacher, Metta Meditation Center, Minnesota, USA
Thush Wickramanayake, Founder Chairperson, Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCC)
Radhika Gunaratne, Attorney-at-Law, Independent

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala / Uncategorized

Kathika #125: Is the Anti-terrorism bill better or worse than the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act

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ප්‍රතිත්‍රස්ත පනත පවතින ත්‍රස්ත වාදය වැලක්වීමේ පනතට වඩා හොඳද නරකද? | April 23, 2023

MODERATED BY Prof. Rohan Samarajiva

PANEL:

Mr. Hejaaz Hizbullah, Lawyer and PTA Detainee

Mr. Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe, Media Activist and PTS Detainee

Dr Nimalka Fernando, Human Rights Lawyer

Blog / Economy / English / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #124: Understanding the IMF Agreement

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ජාත්‍යන්තර මුල්‍ය අරමුදල සමග ඇති කරගත් ගිවිසුම යථාර්ථවාදීද?  | April 02, 2023

FULL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/683395686888859

MODERATED BY: Prof Rohan Samarjiva

PANEL:

Dr. W. A. Wijewardena, Depuy Governor (Former), Central

Dr. Thilina Panduwawala, Head, Economic Research, Frontier Research

Blog / Education / English / Kathika / Uncategorized

Kathika #123: Lessons from the Grade 3 Student Education Achievement Report

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තුන වසර දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපන සාධන වාර්තාවෙන් පාඩම් | March 26, 2023

FULL VIDEO is at https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/613118673624226

MODERATED BY Dr. Sujata Gamage

PANEL:

Dr. Jayanthi Gunasekera, Director General (Former), National Institute of Education

Ms. S. R. Hasanthi, Zonal Education Director, Amapara

Mr. Kapila Priyantha, Principal Hewahata Central College

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Uncategorized

Kathika #122: The Roots of the Present Crisis in Sri Lanka

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ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වත්මන් අර්බූදයේ රෝග නිධානය | March 19, 2023

FULL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/198941612834466

MODERATED BY: Mr. Jayalath Bandara

PANEL:

Prof. Sasanka Perera, Department of Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi

Dr. Chulani Attanayake, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Blog / Economy / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #121: How Can Sri Lanka’s tax collection be made fair and efficient

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ලංකාවේ බදු එකතු කිරීම සාධාරණ හා කාර්යක්ෂම කරන්නේ කෙසේද? | March 12, 2023
FULL VIDEO is at https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/876658003418912
MODERATED BY Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
PANEL
Prof. Mick Moore, Senior Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK (Attachment Sinhala|English)
Dr.. Sanath Jayanetti, Senior Fellow, InReach Global

Blog / Children | Youth | Women / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #120: Women in Sri Lanka’s Social Context

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ලංකාවේ සමාජ වපසරිය තුල කාන්තාව | March 05, 2023

FULL VIDEO: https://fb.watch/j5EFRBOePZ/

MODERATED BY: Ms. Inoka Sathyanganie
PANEL:
-Ms. Priyadarshinie Ariyarathne, Council Member, Kotte-Sri Jayewardhanepura Municipal Council
-Mr. Kesarralal Gunesekera, Senior Politician and Councilor. Dehiwela-Galkissa Municipal Council
-Ms. Ranmalee Anandagoda, Councilor, Baddegama Pradeshiya Sabha
-Mr. Saroj Pathirana, Senior Journalist

Blog / Governance / Kathika / Sinhala

Kathika #119: Is the President’s Policy Statement realistic ? A mirage ?

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ජනපති ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශය, යථාවාදී ද, මිරිඟුවක් ද? | February 26, 2023

FULL VIDEO : https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1172740720270163

MODERATED BY: Mr. Harindra B Dasanayake

PANEL:
• Mr. Shiral Lakthilaka, Attorney-at-Law (Video)
• Mr. Ravi Kumudesh, Leader, Health Services Trade Union (Video)
• Mr. Jayalath Bandara, Activist, Anuradhapura (Video)

Economy / English / Environment / Health / Kathika / Sinhala / Tamil

kathika #118: How important are provincial councils to waste management in Sri Lanka?

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ලංකාවේ කසල කළමනාකරණයට පළාත් සභා කොතරම් වැදගත්ද | இலங்கையின் கழிவு முகாமைத்துவத்திற்கு மாகாண சபைகளின் முக்கியத்துவம் யாது..? | February 19, 2023

FULL VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1284314595452089

MODERATED BY : Dr. Sujata Gamage, NMSJ

PANEL:

Mr. Naleen Manapperuma, Director, Western Province Waste Management Authority

Mr. Nimal Premathilaka, Waste Management Specialist

Mr. Vivekananda Niranjan, Coordinator, Jaffna Business Forum