Can reframing the past enable us to better understand ourselves? Marking the 2023 re-publication of Islanded, Sujit Sivasundaram recentres the early years of British rule in South Asia upon Sri Lanka, seeking to understand colonial aspirations and strategies anew. He joins researcher and sociologist Johann Peiris in outlining his latest project: a collaboration between local and international historians to chart Colomboâs history from the 9th century to the present, funded by the European Research Council.
