Education: where do we go from here?
Sri Lanka is credited with a high literacy rate reckoned as the
highest in South Asia, and one of the highest in Asia. Sri Lanka is
deemed a Third World country, yet its literacy rate at 92 percent is
higher than what is commensurate with a country of that designation.
Lest we read too much into these assessments these indices merely
indicate that our population numerically as a whole is educated at
the rudimentary level. In terms of quality, skills and competence
level required to confront the tasks before us, the composition of
literacy rate may leave much to be desired.
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Turning apples into oranges and anguish into smile
The idea is old of course and speaks to the ancient debates about
the purpose of art and the true calling of the artist which will
remain unresolved. No one, Hikmet included, can commission the
artist to paint this or that. It is the artist's decision. And here,
before I am misinterpreted, let me add that we are talking about
people who take their art seriously and who are not influenced by
'market realities' and the play of demand and supply when it comes
to choice of subject, material or style.
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Fearless leader who reunited the country
The cruel and barbaric war carried out by LTTE
terrorists who had extended its writ in the North after unofficially
dividing the nation ended with the killing of Prabhakaran in the
Nandikadal lagoon due to the correct and fearless leadership given
by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Commander-in-Chief.
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