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February 2, 2015 · 1:42 am

The Call of Galle and Its Environs: A Flock of Foreigners

Avantika Chilkoti, in the Daily News, 2 February 2015 The price of homes along the country’s southern coast have rapidly increased since the end of civil conflict in 2009 The ruined ramparts of Galle Fort feel out of place in … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2014 · 9:51 am

The Gandhi Family Front-Man, Mohan Singh: Now a Fall Guy

Rahul Panditha, whose original title reads ” The Fall Guy who forgot to get up” Something very subtle but extraordinary happened during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s farewell function in Delhi on the evening of May 14. Mr. Singh was standing … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2013 · 6:27 pm

Bikes for Life and Cricket towards Reconciliation at Kilinochchi via FOG

Skandakumar I have just back from Killinochchi ……at 4 am Tuesday morning after having left at 8 am on Sunday!! It was a  rewarding trip that allowed a group of us to visit an orphanage of 330 children, and see … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2013 · 3:02 am

Bodu Bala Sena and the global context of Islamophobia

Chandre Dharmawardana The Bodu-Bala Sena (BBS) is a political movement crystallizing mainly around Sinhala-Buddhist advocates of strong anti-Islamism. The knee-jerk reaction of opportunist political observers is to regard this as an example of a majoritarian populace behaving brutally, after having … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2011 · 11:56 am

Kushil’s Foundation of Goodness seven years after the tsunami

Raisa Wickrematunga, in the Sunday Leader, 27 March 2011 One of the landmarks of Seenigama is the devale that seems to rise straight out of the sea. Dedicated to the Devol Deviyo, it is popular amongst people who wish to … Continue reading →

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