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.
Kathika #228 : Why and How We should Expedite Provincial Council Elections
පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණය ගැන මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් වෙතින් එන යෝජනා | June 08, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/699573772801543
MODERATED BY : Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
PANEL:
Mr. Shanakiya Rasamanickam, MP
Mr. Dayasiri Jayasekara, MP
Kathika #227 : Minimizing the Distortion of Primary Education by the Scholarship Examination
පහේ ශිෂ්‍යත්ව විභාගයෙන් ප්‍රාථමික අධ්‍යාපනය විකෘති වීම වළක්වන්නේ කෙසේද? | June 01, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/680855761505667
MODERATED BY : Dr. Sujatha Gamage
PANEL:
Mr. R. Weerasinghe, Assistant Zonal Education Director, Vavuniya – South
Mr. E. M. A. Ekanayake, Primary Subject Resource Contributor, Ukuwela Education Division
Ms. G. M. C. N. Pathiraja Menike, Principal, Meegoda Dharmaraja Vidyalaya
Kathika #226 : Using Section 120 of the Penal Code to Suppress Ideas
දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහයේ 120 වගන්තිය අදහස් මර්දනය සදහා යොදා ගැනීම | May 25, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1336161687447951
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. Sudarshana Gunawardena, Former Chairman, Independent Television Network
Ms. Bhagya Senevirathne, Attorney at Law
Mr. Shehan Malaka Gamage, Social Activist
Kathika #225 : How to Secure Children’s Rights
ළමයින්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් තහවුරු කරන්නේ කෙසේද? | May 18, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1235579221611916
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Ms. Sajeewani Abeykoon, Attorney-at-Law, Legal Aid Commission
Ms. G. M. C. N. Pathiraja Menike, Principal, Meegoda Dharmaraja Vidyalaya
Kathika #224 : Results of Local Government Elections and Future of Councils
පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ ප්‍රතිඵලය සහ සභාවන්හි ඉදිරි පැවැත්ම | May 11, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1290254992438477
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Mr. K.W. Janaranjana, Attorney-at-Law and Ediitor in Chief, Anidda News Paper
Mr. Dharmasiri Nanayakkara, UN Consultant at Nil
Kathika #223 : Importance of GSP+ Tax Concession and European Union
GSP+ බදු සහනයේ ඇති වැදගත්කම – එහිදී යුරෝපා සංගමය අපේක්ෂා කරන වගවීම | May 04, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1724538101471604
MODERATED BY : Mr. Harindra B Dasanayake
PANEL:
Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP, SJB Parliament of Sri Lanka
Ms. Subhashini Abeysinghe, Director, Research Verite Research
Kathika #222 : The Future of Local Government in Sri Lanka
පළාත් පාලන ආයතනයන්හී අනාගතය | Apr 27, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1657759478438567
MODERATED BY : Mr. Lasantha de Silva
PANEL:
Dr. Sujatha Gamage, Director General TVEC (Former) and Co-founder, Education Forum Sri Lanka
Mr. Naleen Pushpakumara, Secretary, Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha
Mr. Dharmasiri Nanayakkara, Deputy Commissioner (Former), Local government, Western Province
Kathika #221 : Act to be Implemented to Recover Stolen Property
සොරාගත් දේපළ පවරාගැනීම සඳහා ගෙන ඒමට නියමිත නව පනත | Apr 06, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1439238227454796
MODERATED BY : Mr. Harendra B Dasanayake
PANEL:
Mr. Sarath Jayamanne, President’s counsel and Former DG, Bribery Commission of Sri Lanka
Ms. Hashani Pathirana, Attorney at Law
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia
Kathika #220 : Future of debt-burdened state media
ණය බරින් මිරිකෙන රජයේ ආයතන අතර රාජ්‍ය මාධ්‍ය ආයතනයන්හී අනාගතය | Mar 30, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1320017455890349
MODERATED BY : Mr. Lasantha de Silva
PANEL:
Mr. Sudarshana Gunawardena, Former Chairman, Independent Television Network
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia
Ms. Inoka Sathyangani, Former Chairperson, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Kathika #219 : Need for an Independent Prosecutors Office for Sri Lanka
බල අරගලයෙන් ඔබ්බට (පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ දී අපේක්ෂා කරන වගවීම) | Mar 23, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/2132797790491180
MODERATED BY : Dr. Sujatha Gamage
PANEL:
Mr. Rohana Hettiarachchi, Chairperson, PAFFREL
Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Former Chairman, Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Mr. Manjula Gajanayake, National Coordinator, Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV)
Mr. Harendra Banagala, Legal Head, CaFFE Sri Lanka
