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Excerpts of graduation address delivered at the
113th Convocation of Asian Institute of Technology on May 26 in
Thailand:
From groves of academe to world of reality
We need knowledge for survival. With the dawn of
the new millennium, we have entered the so-called ‘knowledge
society’ where knowledge, rather than money, is the most essential
capital. Lack of knowledge or ignorance will not take us anywhere.
Ignorance will only make you grope blindly in the dark.
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Thoughts on vandalizing free education
Anuruddha Pradeep, a Political Science lecturer
at Sri Jayawardenapura University, writing on the subject of
education opined that ‘free education’ should be seen as part of our
national heritage just like Sigiriya, Abhayagiriya and our ancient
irrigation works. Abhayagiriya is an architectural wonder, a
complex, evidence of a culture and civilization that a people can be
proud of. So too Sigiriya. Free education has not stood the test of
time, but it is certainly a feature of our society that is ingrained
in the popular consciousness and one that has survived numerous
blows.
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Korean War: Is a second edition imminent?
The international wire services were full of news
from the Korean peninsula for the last couple of weeks. South Korea
officially claimed that North Korea had sunk one of its naval ships,
the Cheonan on March 26, killing 46 of its navy personnel. A
statement issued by Republic of Korea National Defence Ministry on
May 20 that a Joint Civilian-Military Investigation Group (JIG) has
confirmed the complicity of North Korea in the sinking of Cheonan.
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