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Ilangamuwa: A Journalist’s Tale of Politics and Pressures in Lanka

Q and A with Salem News, courtesy of the latter Nilantha Ilangamuwa is an ambitious young journalist purged by the government for his conviction to uphold freedom of speech and independence of media in the island nation. He was taunted … Continue reading →

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Countering Terrorism for USA: ‘Kill Osama, Break Cycle of Regeneration’ says Bruce Hoffman in March 2011

Hoffman’s Interview in March 2011 with Nick Rugoff and Christopher Howell, posted in The Politic on 15 March 2011 There was a measure of prescience in the emphasis brought to this discussion by Bruce Hoffman, Director of the Center for … Continue reading →

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Christopher Ondaatje’s journeys with Woolf in contemporary Ceylon

Gamini Seneviratne reviewing Christopher Ondaatje: Woolf in Ceylon … taken  from The Island, 17 May 2006 This book runs to over 300 pages–room enough for Christopher Ondaatje to touch on virtually every aspect of Leonard Woolf’s life and work. It … Continue reading →

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