The adoh-machan theory of politics
The Adoh-Machan Theory of PoliticsThere was a time when Ranjan Ramanayake said ‘ADOH!’ to Nimal Lansa. Now he says ‘Machang’ (softly, cooingly). The Thickness of EgoCompassion, loving kindness,...
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වෙරළේ සුදා වැඩට බසී
විධායක ජනපති බලතල සහ පක්ෂ නායක බලතල තිබිලත් පක්ෂෙ සුද්ද කරනවා වෙනුවට තවත් අපිරිසිදු කරන එක, මෛත්රි වෙරළ සුද්ද කරන්න උත්සාහ කරන එක ලොකු දෙයක්. අපි එයාට 'වෙරළේ සුදා'කියමුද?තනතුරු බෙදාගන්න පොරකාපු අය...
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The continuing relevance of Martin Wickramasinghe
This was first published in the Daily News on September 23, 2009, almost 6 years to the day. Posting here since this is the 'reading month'. And I write today after attending a book launch at the...
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There are nights in the middle of the day
This is the forty seventh in a series of articles on rebels and rebellion written for the FREE section of 'The Nation'. Scroll to the end for other articles in this series. 'FREE' is dedicated to...
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Venus-Serena tied at Love-All
This is the forty sixth in a series I am writing for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The series is for children. Adults, consider yourselves warned...you might re-discover a child within you!...
View ArticleObsessions blur justice
Each time there’s a gruesome crime, especially if the victim is a child who is both raped and murdered, the natural public outrage is accompanied by shrill calls for the implementation of the death...
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Co-sponsorship means outright capitulation
John Kerry playing Governor?‘It could have been worse’ is not a victory claim. It is but the whimper of someone who believes he got a consolation prize. President Maithripala Sirisena says ‘it could...
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Dollar out, Yuan in
This was first published in the 'Daily News' five years ago. It was was written when the UN General Assembly met in New York. I made a comment yesterday: ‘Malinda Seneviratne feels sorry for Barack...
View Article'From bad to bad' and other politidbits
Nomenclature Some were silent during MR's time. It was called censorship. Some said ‘fear-culture’. Those who were silent then aren’t loud now. Jehan Perera says this is because of ‘transition’....
View ArticleHow about South Asia going the "api wenuwen api" way?
First published in the 'Daily News' 5 years ago [September 28, 2010] this speaks to the recurrent theme of South Asian solidarity, unfortunately more apparent in its breach.My thoughts are with Wasim...
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Dear Rebel, T is for Trivial
This is the forty eighth in a series of articles on rebels and rebellion written for the FREE section of 'The Nation'. Scroll to the end for other articles in this series. 'FREE' is dedicated to youth...
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A puddle is a canvas
Pic courtesy www.niebruggestudio.comThis is the forty seventh in a series I am writing for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The series is for children. Adults, consider yourselves warned...you might...
View ArticleTo win heart and mind, we have to cultivate heart and mind
This was published exactly 6 years ago in the 'Daily News'. Maybe no one read it. :)Sri Lanka had a problem that no one thought it could handle. Terrorism. The problem was so monumental that many...
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There's a kite and a dolls' house in every adult
Pic courtesy lionsclubs.orgAs I wrote the world was celebrating ‘Children’s Day’. By the time you read this, the world would have lapsed into its usual childless state of being, i.e. if child were...
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Bye Obama, hello Putin
What does it take to defeat terrorism? Well, the answer will vary depending on who is being asked the question. Here in Sri Lanka, for years, no decades, the dominant cry was ‘address and eliminate...
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Shall we start afresh Mr President?
President Maithripala Sirisena is no saint. He has not attained arahathood. He’s new to the job. He is, however, a seasoned politician. He has seen many leaders make many mistakes; enough to have...
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It's not only about Daham being a Daddy-cared brat
Colombo Telegraph put it well: ‘President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka and President Alexander Lukashenko turned the UN General Assembly into a Daddy Daycare!’Young Daham Sirisena should not have...
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The Man in Blue and other Politidbits of the Week
Disclaimer: It’s not that there’s nothing to say about other things, but President Maithripala Sirisena’s UN visit has provided such mind-blowing bloopers that in the interest of sanity we have to...
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Rizana Nafeek and dimensions of our poverties
There were prayers for the girl. Maybe we don't realize that we should pray for ourselves.This article was published on October 5, 2011, exactly 4 years ago, in the 'Daily News'. Rizana is no more...
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The Happy Prince Sunil Dikwella
It was the year 1994. The end of March if I remember right. I had just been interdicted from the Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI). I received a letter from a campus friend, D.B. Sunil...
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