Sri Lanka as a Luxury Getaway: How Did it Happen?Sri Lanka is increasingly being portrayed as a luxury tourism destination, a travel narrative that started gaining traction post-2009. The…Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Taking Orientalism Out of Tourism Marketing?Empire and travel are interconnected. By “empire” I refer to Western imperialism and their empires, both of old and their modern…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
An Island on the Cusp…A novel set in the early part of 1960s in Sri Lanka is prescient about the Sri Lanka of today.Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Connecting “Jungle,” “Garden,” and “Paradise Lost and Recovering”How the colonial branding of “Ceylon” still influences the portrayal of Sri Lanka as a travel destinationMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021
An Uneven Relationship, Then and NowBoth history and recent events have shown us that uneven relationships and empires do not last forever.Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
The ‘Other’, a Virus, and the Out of Touch MediaThere’s plenty to learn from the ‘Other’ and we can only guess at how different things might have been had the ‘Other’ not been ridiculed.Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Imperialism and Personal Follies in The Hamilton CaseJust how many delusions can a person have really?Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Pandemic Orientalism and Some RealitiesWe’re living in times when global narratives are changing, and changing fast.May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
