Meaningful democracy: a close interaction between govt and community

It is a matter of deep pride to us that Sri Lanka is one of the oldest practising democracies not only in the Asian continent but in the world at large. Our people have enjoyed universal adult franchise since 1931, and they have been accustomed, without interruption, to electing and changing governments in an entirely orderly and peaceful manner for eight decades. Even under the LTTE threat we held elections,

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Way of Virtue

Everything was set for the funeral. Disapamok longed to have his little son back, but he knew it was inevitable. Later towards evening, when all rituals were over, Disapamok summoned Aravinda. “All my students were in a gloomy mood, but except for one. Did you spot him?”

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One hundred and thirtieth birth anniversary today:

Continuing the saga of Richard Spittel

The jungles renew me. After the bustle and stress of Colombo, the anxieties of looking after my patients, being with these simple people who know no other man from civilization but myself is like a balm to my soul. Here, amid nature, and a people untouched by civilization, the reality of life comes into focus again. I find renewed faith and strength to go back to my work regenerated. (p.97)

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Naming Anil Moonesinghe

As late as 1940 British churchmen, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, published an open letter in ‘The Times’ of London, acknowledging ‘the barriers of race and colour which exist to-day in British colonies’ and calling for an end to inequality,

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