U & U

U & U An initiative focusing on cultural research, including podcasts, publications, and short films and documentaries.

U & U is an initiative by Uthpala Wijesuriya and Uditha Devapriya focusing on cultural research, including podcasts, publications, and short films and documentaries. It seeks to explore the intersection of art, history, and social science. Uthpala Wijesuriya is a writer, researcher, and aspiring archivist who is studying at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies and Law College. Uditha

Devapriya is a writer, researcher, and journalist from Sri Lanka who serves as the Chief International Relations Analyst at Factum, an Asia-Pacific focused foreign policy think-tank based in Colombo. Harnessing the backgrounds and capabilities of its two leads, U & U strives to go beyond traditional research, using different media platforms to understand our society, our culture, and our world.

A week after Donald Trump won US presidential elections, Sri Lanka faces a parliamentary election. The NPP is widely exp...
14/11/2024

A week after Donald Trump won US presidential elections, Sri Lanka faces a parliamentary election. The NPP is widely expected to win, though the size of its majority remains fiercely debated. Meanwhile, the SJB is trying to mobilise disenchantment with the NPP to its benefit. Rumeth Jayasinghe and Uditha Devapriya discuss the implications of both the US presidential and Sri Lankan general election, as the year turns its final pages.

Watch: https://t.ly/R0iGc

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As Americans head to the polls today and Sri Lankans next week, tune in tonight for a wide-ranging discussion by Uditha ...
06/11/2024

As Americans head to the polls today and Sri Lankans next week, tune in tonight for a wide-ranging discussion by Uditha Devapriya and Rumeth Jayasinghe.

Streaming on YouTube tonight.

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Two weeks after Sri Lanka held presidential elections, the ruling National People's Power (NPP) alliance continues to se...
05/10/2024

Two weeks after Sri Lanka held presidential elections, the ruling National People's Power (NPP) alliance continues to see through a string of political and economic reforms.

What do they tell us about where it stands on crucial issues, including the country's engagements with the International Monetary Fund?

Rumeth and Uditha discuss, speculate, and analyse.

Streaming on YouTube tonight.

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As Sri Lanka reels from presidential polls, what are the stakes?Tune in as Rumeth Jayasinghe and Uditha Devapriya discus...
24/09/2024

As Sri Lanka reels from presidential polls, what are the stakes?

Tune in as Rumeth Jayasinghe and Uditha Devapriya discuss the ramifications of the presidential elections in the first episode of , an economics and politics podcast from U & U.

Watch our first episode here: https://rb.gy/q16gs7

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As Sri Lanka reels from presidential polls, what are the stakes?Tune in to our very first episode of Economic Review.Str...
24/09/2024

As Sri Lanka reels from presidential polls, what are the stakes?

Tune in to our very first episode of Economic Review.

Streaming on YouTube.

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As Sri Lanka mourns the passing of its foremost prima donna Vajira Chitrasena, we look back at her life and accomplishme...
23/09/2024

As Sri Lanka mourns the passing of its foremost prima donna Vajira Chitrasena, we look back at her life and accomplishments.

As Vajira Chitrasena, Sri Lanka's Prima Ballerina Assoluta, celebrates her 92nd birthday, we look back at her life, her career, and her contribution.

Read: https://bitly.ws/3fXQm

Our second podcast series kicks off this week.Coming soon.
23/09/2024

Our second podcast series kicks off this week.
Coming soon.

22/09/2024

U & U's Uditha Devapriya on the morning (or night) after elections, and on AKD becoming Sri Lanka's 9th Executive President.

21/09/2024

U and U's Uditha Devapriya on elections in Sri Lanka.
Reporting and commenting from Seattle, Washington.

"30 years later, in the face of our worst post-independence economic crisis, there is now an opportunity to leverage our...
06/09/2024

"30 years later, in the face of our worst post-independence economic crisis, there is now an opportunity to leverage our global outreach to reap dividends for the country and its people. The Central Asia Forum is, in that sense, a first step. But it can hardly be the only step. And, regardless of who comes to power four weeks from now, it needs to be taken forward."

In this week's column, we assess Sri Lanka's efforts at recharting and remapping its foreign relations.

Read: https://rb.gy/ozl2v8

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"What, then, are we to make of this particular portrait? To me it represents a response, by locals, to events far remove...
26/08/2024

"What, then, are we to make of this particular portrait? To me it represents a response, by locals, to events far removed from their home – succession in the British Crown – and reflects their perceptions of their new king: a point made more relevant, I think, by the fact that the new king had visited their country in 1875."

In this week's column, we visit the Thapodhanaramaya in Karandeniya near Ambalangoda, to peruse a highly intriguing mural.

Read: https://rb.gy/aca0lx

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