Unfortunately, all Sri Lankan rulers have spent their efforts and resources of the state to consolidate their position to continue in power longer; rather than resolving issues caused by them to the ruled. As the […]
An opportunity for a change not to be missed!
Earlier when allegations of war crimes perpetrated against Tamils emerged at the end of the war and mothers and family members of the thousands of Tamils who disappeared after allegedly handing themselves over to government […]
Can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink!
In 2009, with help from friendly nations the civil war in Sri Lanka was brought to finish. Then the selfish rulers, should have pruned down their security forces to meet peace time needs. Instead, the […]
Lankans interested in government than in politics cause of all ills!
Most Sri Lankan rulers saw this brilliance in the ruled and it is a well-known fact that many selfish politicians among them used this political ignorance of the people to retain power to consolidate their […]
Sri Lankans must help their nation to recover from its economic downturn
In today’s context there are lessons to be learned by Sri Lankans, particularly the middle class people: Be it a dream home, dream car, dream life, bank balance, business will all become dust if country […]
Sivaranjan Nitchingam, my little cousin ‘Chutty’
Sivaranjan Nitchingam, whom I fondly called ‘Chutty’, was 12 years my junior. As his parents were my guardians, saw him through his childhood years, resulted in a bond that lasted throughout our life time. Chutty […]
Sri Lankans demand Good Riddance……!
Sri Lankan people having lost their paradise are today witnessing its government begging from friendly nations to feed it’s population. In 1948, the British did gift the country to the majority elite; as the first […]
Sri Lankan rulers in a world of their own!
Sri Lanka since gaining independence in 1948 have had rulers living in a world of separation from the ruled; over time this style of living separately was extended to the leaders of different communities living […]
Tamils must work together to resolve all ethnic issues!
In 1948 the people of Sri Lanka were united as one nation through a balanced constitution with a security measure to protect the minorities. Unfortunately in the last seventy-five years without any collective feeling the […]
Colombo-lost garden city of east is today a concrete jungle!
Towering and majestic, the grand old trees that dot Colombo’s sidewalks are so much a part of the city’s identity that they are often overlooked by those who walk or drive past them every day. […]