Faith and the need for development
WHAT are the consequences for India if
development is to be held hostage to mythology? It’s a measure of
how careful secular, liberal Hindus are being this time around that
the general response to the controversy over Ram Sethu has been to
take what might be described as a pro-religion/anti-history line.
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Pioneer of Buddhist Revival Movement in South India
THE origin of Buddhism in South India can be
traced to Asoka’s Dharma Vijaya in the 3rd century B.C. Asoka’s rock
edicts II and XIII enumerated the provinces of his own territory as
well as abroad where he sent Buddhist missionaries. These two
contain accounts about his mission to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
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Remembering a dominant Lankan political figure
PRESIDENT J.R. Jayewardene, the first Executive
President of Sri Lanka was born on September 17, 1906 and passed
away in 1996. Padma Edirisinghe reveals to the readers some obscure
facts about the life of this statesman gleaned from historical
documents.
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