Moving forward: an assessment of ongoing initiatives

I should note that better planning for education is something through which we can also ensure that the particular talents of the Jaffna Peninsula are put to good use. One factor to which I believe government has not paid sufficient attention is the difference between the Wanni and Jaffna.

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The Lotus Heart

Four wives

Aravinda had an invitation to dine at his rich friend’s mansion. He was celebrating the fourth anniversary of marriage to his fourth wife. Aravinda has known his friend ever since his marriage to his first wife.

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Dr. T. B. Jayah-Great humanist

Anyone associated with Zahira College, Colombo knows that it was during his period as Principal that Zahira took root as the premier Muslim Educational Institution in the country. Yet Jayah's services were multifaceted and impacted on the Muslim community in more ways than one.

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Thinking CAP

Procrastination- the thief of time

It was never easy to get a job of work done at a government department unless you really pay for it in terms of time and anxiety. In the commercial sector, of course, since their survival depends on their productivity and hence persons engaged therein are made to either work or bust. But in the government sector there is job stability and the results of its service, even in a democracy is reviewed only periodically and that too could be in a mire of loads of election propaganda.,

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