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Remembering a Renaissance Man, Ediriweera Sarachchandra
Ranjini Obeyesekere Born at the cusp of the 20th century, at a moment when the cross influences of colonialism, nationalism, and Buddhist revivalism had a powerful impact on the psyche of Sri Lankan intellectuals, — generative as well as conflictual … Continue reading →
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An Overview: Setunga V, 22 July 2009
Myrna Setunga, 22 July 2009 …. providing a summary description of conditions in early June when Zone 4 was being set up and moving on to circumstances in July. Web Editor. Dear family and friends, This is the second part … Continue reading →
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Filed under accountability, citizen journalism, disaster relief team, IDP camps, life stories, LTTE, NGOs, population, Rajapaksa regime, reconciliation, rehabilitation, Sinhala-Tamil Relations, sri lankan society, Tamil civilians, tamil refugees, truth as casualty of war, welfare & philanthophy, women in ethnic conflcits, world events & processes
Alexa Schulz’s “Tropical Amsterdam”
Hassina Leelarathna, in the Sunday Leader, 30 May 2011 It wasn’t too long ago, it seems, that I used to hear an elderly Burgher neighbour grumble as she watched her neighbours walk past her home: “Look at these natives, child, … Continue reading →
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Susan de Silva: Feminist Rebel and Pioneer Leftist
Wes Ervin Courtesy of author & Sunday Island, 3 October 2010 Women played a significant role in the progressive movements that emerged in colonial Ceylon in the early twentieth century. Susan de Silva was one of those pioneers who defied … Continue reading →
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