How Sri Lanka Has Fallen Into Darkness

We have 13 hour powercuts now, and people are enraged

Drawing by the excellent artist Safiya S

I don’t have a ‘take’ on this. This is just where I am. I’ll tell you how I see it. I don’t know if that’s how it is.

April is the hottest month in Sri Lanka. Just unbelievably hot, like a fever that doesn’t break until the rains. Heat makes everybody cranky, irritable, and I suppose…