Vajra Chandrasekera

Writer. THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS (2023, Nebula, Ignyte, Crawford, Locus awards) and RAKESFALL (2024, Le Guin Prize and Otherwise award)

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

I've been writing these short essays about reading and writing a lot as I try to work out how I actually think about these two basic and yet incredibly complex acts; here I go again https://t.co/V8UJeJtKlV

[எழுத்துக்கினியவன் / Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ @EzIniyavan]

கடலோடிகள் / kaṭalōṭikaḷ

இலங்கையைப் பூர்வீகமாகக் கொண்ட நான்கு தலைசிறந்த எழுத்தாளர்களின் கதைகளின் தமிழாக்கங்களைக் கொண்ட சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு.
A collection of Tamil translations of stories by four renowned authors of Sri Lankan origin.
@V_V_G @_vajra

https://t.co/fblk6Y1ahu

[Vindhya Buthpitiya @vindib_]

on researching difficult pictures in post/war Sri Lanka, how photographs are used in the fight for truth and justice, and the “volatile” nature of images, whose meanings and political uses shift over time https://t.co/Io4fE822Ut

[JDS @JDSLanka]

Phase 3 / Day 31:
The total number of skeletons identified at Sri Lanka's largest mass grave in Chemmani surged to 412 on Monday (22), following the discovery of 7 more skeletal remains by the forensic team working under Prof. Raj Somadeva.| 📷 © Sumithi Thangarasa

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

Two of my stories, "The Translator, at Low Tide" and "Half-Eaten Cities", translated into Tamil by @EzIniyavan, will appear in this collection, "கடலோடிகள்" from கருப்புப் பிரதிகள்!

[எழுத்துக்கினியவன் / Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ @EzIniyavan]

விரைவில்: "கடலோடிகள்", இலங்கை பூர்வீகமான நான்கு நட்சத்திர எழுத்தாளர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு.
Forthcoming: "kaṭalōṭikaḷ", a collection of #Tamil translations of stories by four top writers of #SriLankan origin.
@APSocialweaver @V_V_G @_vajra @shobasakthi @sureshcanax

[எழுத்துக்கினியவன் / Eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ @EzIniyavan]

விரைவில்: "கடலோடிகள்", இலங்கை பூர்வீகமான நான்கு நட்சத்திர எழுத்தாளர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு.
Forthcoming: "kaṭalōṭikaḷ", a collection of #Tamil translations of stories by four top writers of #SriLankan origin.
@APSocialweaver @V_V_G @_vajra @shobasakthi @sureshcanax

[JDS @JDSLanka]

යුද්ධයෙන් මළවුන් වෙනුවෙන් ගීයක් ගැයූ බවට චෝදනා කර, කිලිනොච්චි පොලීසිය විසින් අඟහරුවාදා (2) ත්‍රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් කිලිනොච්චි බටහිර උදයනගර්හි තරුණ දෙමළ සංගීතඥයෙකු වන ගනේෂ් කුමාර් සංකීතන් (24), දින 14කට සිරගත කිරීමට චාවකච්චේරි මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අද නියම කළේය.

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

pedo monk stats are only getting worse by the decade https://t.co/3NAOUNt1Ws

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

Recruitment of child monks is inherently abusive, but additionally, over a hundred SL Buddhist monks have been charged for sexual and physical assault on minors in about the last decade or so. Almost none convicted, obviously the vast majority never even charged.

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

Pallegama Hemarathana gets bail for raping an eleven year old at the same time that Seethawaka Soratha gets his conviction for molesting a thirteen year old overturned

[The Examiner @ExaminerLK]

When investigating the child abuse allegations levelled against the Anuradhapura Atamasthana Adipathi, Pallegama Hemarathana, the police acted irregularly at multiple points. Police took 28 days to arrest the monk.

https://t.co/OeCrbzZjNk

[The Speculative Shelf @specshelf]

10 years ago today, I published my first review on The Speculative Shelf.

275 reviews later, these are the 10 novels that lingered longest in my mind, reshaped what I thought the genre could do, and stood above all others.

https://t.co/CzKj4bS3QB @robinhobb @FondaJLee @_vajra

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

Roundup of Rakesfalleries, podcasts, short fiction … a lot of things I omitted to post about while I was having A Year
https://t.co/l1P2OSn3dR

[LankaFiles @lankafiles]

“நினைவாயுதம்" - Memory as a Weapon - a three day exhibition of photographs, documents, memorabilia and records related to Mullivaikkal curated by @uojusu aimed at taking the history of the Tamil genocide, its painful memory and the struggle for justice to the next generation.

[Kumanan @kumanan93]

Thousands of Tamil people gathered today at the Mullivaikkal Tamil Genocide Memorial in Mullaitivu to mark the 17th Tamil Genocide Commemoration Day and remember their loved ones.

Families of the disappeared, political leaders, students, religious leaders, and members of the public took part in the remembrance event, paying tribute with flowers, lamps, and moments of silence for those who lost their lives during the final phase of the war in Mullivaikkal.

The commemoration was marked by emotional scenes as grieving families remembered their loved ones, while calls for justice, remembrance, and accountability echoed throughout the gathering.

#Mullivaikkal
#TamilGenocide
#Mullaitivu
#17thRemembranceDay

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

📸In Pictures - Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day commemorated in Mullivaikkal

Thousands of Tamils gathered at Mullivaikkal commemoration ground this morning to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

This year marks 17 years since Sri Lanka's genocidal offensive that left an estimated 169,796 Tamils unaccounted for and presumed dead.

17 years on, the Tamil nation continues to commemorate the genocide and demand justice and accountability for Sri Lanka's crimes.

More photographs ⬇️
https://t.co/vePDfFIgjT

[Mario Arulthas @MarioArul]

Thousands of people observing Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day at Mullivaikkal, the site of the last battle between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan state.

[Maatram @MaatramSL]

முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் இனப்படுகொலை இடம்பெற்று இன்றுடன் 17 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவடைந்துள்ள நிலையில் கொழும்பு கோட்டை புகையிரத நிலையத்துக்கு முன்னால் இன்று காலை முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் கஞ்சி பரிமாறப்பட்டது.

#Mullivaikkal #May18 #Genocide #EnforcedDisappearances #SriLanka

[JDS @JDSLanka]

1000s of war survivors & relatives of victims of Tamil Genocide culminated in May 2009 are NOW gathered at same sandy coastal strip in Mullivaikkal, which was turned into a killing field by Sri Lankan armed forces 17 yrs ago, to pay respect to their dead. | 📹 @ShanmugamThava2

[ITJP @itjpsl]

***WEBSITE LAUNCH***

@hrdag and the ITJP have been engaged in a long-term effort to restore the names and identities of those killed and disappeared in Sri Lanka since 1958, ensuring they are remembered with dignity and historical accuracy.

We are releasing the names of individuals who were killed or disappeared during the period of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployment (October 1987 to March 1990) in the Northern and Eastern provinces: https://t.co/s4hSVspnBL

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

I'll be at GIFCon tomorrow for an author spotlight https://t.co/qTjFUoaRoM