Worked for a united Sri Lanka

Kadirgamar’s oft-stated belief was that the battle for peace must be fought and won in and through the hearts and minds of the people of Sri Lanka; the Tamils of Sri Lanka in particular. Towards this end, Kadirgamar took a keen and personal interest in projects that were close to the hearts of the more sensitive Sri Lankans. An example of such a project that he involved himself in was the restoration of the Jaffna Public Library. He actively campaigned for donations of books and other materials for the Library during his days as our Foreign Minister,

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Reflections on things lost in the matter of winning and losing

History is written by the winners, this is well known. In other words, chronicling is an exercise that is framed by power realities. Those who win and those who wield power frequently bend the story in ways that glorify them.

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The Ides of August

PB Dolapihilla’s ‘In the days of Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe, the last King of Kandy’ was a seminal work. It presented in English, for the first time, the Sri Lankan viewpoint of the events surrounding the British annexation of the last enclave of independence on the island.

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