Ajay Kamalakaran

Writer

Ajay Kamalakaran is an independent journalist and writer based in Mumbai. He has lived in the United States and Russia and has travelled extensively across Sri Lanka and the former Soviet Union. His books include Globetrotting for Love and Other Stories from Sakhalin Island, A Week in the Life of Svitlana and Colombo: Port of Call. His writing appears in Scroll, Russia Beyond, Open and other publications.

Articles by Ajay

Inside East Vancouver, the Left-Wing Neighbourhood Fighting Gentrification and Homelessness

As property prices soar and homelessness spreads across Vancouver, East Van’s cooperative bookshops, protest parks and rent-controlled housing keep the city’s socialist spirit alive – home to immigrants from India, Cuba and other poorer countries who anchor its working-class character ahead of the October 2026 mayoral election.

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