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.

Kathika #256 : National Physical Plan measures to Reduce Mountain Disaster Risk
කඳුකරයේ ආපදා හානි අවමකර ගැනීම සඳහා ජාතික භෞතික සැලසුමෙන් පෙන්වා දෙන ක්‍රියාමාර්ග මොනවාද? | Jan 04, 2026
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/1888180468454196
MODERATED BY : Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
PANEL:
Prof. Jagath Munasinghe, University of Moratuwa
Mr. Bharath Arulsamy, Vice President, The Democratic People’s Front (DPF)
Mr. Shahan Thennakoon, Urban Planner

Kathika #253 : Should Disaster Relief be limited to State Mechanisms?
ආපදා සහන සැලසීම රාජ්‍ය යාන්ත්‍රණය තුළින් පමණක් සිදුවිය යුතුද? | Dec 07, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/842698911789803
MODERATED BY : Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
PANEL:
Mr. Sunil Kannangara, Former Chief Government Agent
Mr. Upul Nishantha, Former Mayor, Matara
Mr. Nishantha Prithviraj, National leader, Citizens Group Deshodaya

Kathika #252 : Key Population Composition Trends from the 2024 Census
2024 සංගණන වාර්තාව අනුව ජන සංයුතියේ වෙනස්වීම් තුළ අවධානයට ලක්විය යුතු ප්‍රවනතා | Nov 23, 2025
FULL VIDEO : https://web.facebook.com/nationalmovementforsocialjustice/videos/2320818715087500
MODERATED BY : Ms. Gayathri Nawarathne
PANEL:
Prof. K. Karunathilake, Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya
Prof. Indralal de Silva, Department of Demography, University of Colombo
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia