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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #147: විස වෙළදාමේ යෙදෙන හරිත මාෆියා ලෝකයට ම තර්ජනයක්
This week’s Ravaya column (in Sinhala) looks at the widespread practice of toxic waste dumping in Italy (and overseas) by mafia groups contracted for the task by polluting industries. In the 1990s,...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #148: වර්ණභේදවාදය පිටු දැකීමට ලැබුණු ලාංකික දායකත්වය
In this Ravaya column, I look back at Sri Lanka’s support for the anti-Apartheid struggle, extended in various ways — both officially and personally. Three times Prime Minister Mrs Sirimavo...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #178: මානව හිතවාදය උදෙසා ‘ජාතිද්‍රෝහී’ වූ ලේඛිකාව නැඞීන්...
In this week’s Ravaya column (in Sinhala), I pay tribute to South African writer and social activist Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014). I focus on how she never hesitated to speak out for justice, fairness...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #183: සන්නිවේදනය දැන් මූලික මානව අවශ්‍යතාවක්
Although it has been discussed for centuries, there is no universally accepted definition of basic human needs. During the 1970s, basic needs emerged as a key topic in development debates. Various...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #201: ශ‍්‍රී ලංකාවේ අරාබි වසන්තයක් හට ගත හැකිද?
In this week’s Ravaya column (in Sinhala), published in the issue dated 4 January 2015, I pose a topical question: are there necessary and sufficient conditions for a spontaneous people’s uprising in...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #203: මෛත‍්‍රීගේ මැන්ඩෙලා මොහොත!
I use this week’s Ravaya column (in Sinhala) to address an open letter to newly elected Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena. ජනාධිපති මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේනට විවෘත ලියුමක් ජනාධිපති මහතාණෙනි, යුක්තිය,...
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Echelon Feb 2015: ‘People Power’ Beyond Elections
Text of my column written for Echelon monthly business magazine, Sri Lanka, Feb 2015 issue. Published online at: http://www.echelon.lk/home/people-power-beyond-elections/ ‘People Power’ Beyond...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #217: වසර 800කට පෙර යහපාලන අඩිතාලම දැමූ මැග්නා කාටාව
In this week’s Ravaya column (in Sinhala, published in issue of 3 May 2015), I talk about the Magna Carta, one of the most famous documents in the world. This years marks the 800th anniversary of its...
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සිවුමංසල කොලූගැටයා #224: මහත්මා ගාන්ධි: ඉතිහාසය වෙනස් කළ සඟරා කතුවරයා
Besides being a political leader and social reformer, Mahatma Gandhi was also a prolific writer, journalist and editor for much of his life. He was the editor of three English weeklies, namely Indian...
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The German “Forum on Media and Development” (Forum Medien und Entwicklung, FOME) is a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation. I was invited to...
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