Vichitra GodamunneSri 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…6 min read·Jun 13, 2023----
Vichitra GodamunneTaking 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…6 min read·Sep 6, 2022----
Vichitra GodamunneAn Island on the Cusp…A novel set in the early part of 1960s in Sri Lanka is prescient about the Sri Lanka of today.4 min read·Apr 25, 2022----
Vichitra GodamunneConnecting “Jungle,” “Garden,” and “Paradise Lost and Recovering”How the colonial branding of “Ceylon” still influences the portrayal of Sri Lanka as a travel destination9 min read·May 4, 2021----
Vichitra GodamunneAn Uneven Relationship, Then and NowBoth history and recent events have shown us that uneven relationships and empires do not last forever.6 min read·Jan 21, 2021----
Vichitra GodamunneThe ‘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.7 min read·Nov 30, 2020----
Vichitra GodamunneImperialism and Personal Follies in The Hamilton CaseJust how many delusions can a person have really?7 min read·Oct 26, 2020----
Vichitra GodamunnePandemic Orientalism and Some RealitiesWe’re living in times when global narratives are changing, and changing fast.9 min read·May 23, 2020----