The title “The Doomed Treaty: A Requiem for the Kandyan Convention of 1815“ evokes the complex historical tragedy surrounding the fall ...

To what extent is Sir Ivor Jennings accountable for inserting Section 29(2) into the Soulbury Constitution (1947) which incapacitated Ind ...

‘ The Buddha was born in Sri Lanka’ canard does not have a hope in hell chance of success of global acceptance. 97% of the world’s Buddhists live outside Sri Lanka and they pay homage to the Buddha as ...

I have been writing again and again, articles and even a book or two on the Sri Lankan economy. It is sad that a country that did not owe a dime to anyone in 1977 is now reduced to a foreign debt of ...

Reading and remembering still have a purpose. Students need enough knowledge in their own minds to understand a problem, recognise an implausible answer and act when technology is unavailable. In ...

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Constitutional Law in Sri Lanka cannot be taught accurately or holistically without reference to the “Betrayal of Buddhism” report (1956) and its friction with the Soulbury Constitution of 1947.

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The mobilization of the Eksath Bhikshu Peramuna (EBP – United Monks Front) during the landmark 1956 general election in ...

What’s with the parippu & war being dished out to Sri Lanka, this time by the USA acting as grand chef and gourmand. It was almost 40 years ago, when India invaded Sri Lanka’s airspace over the Jaffna ...

Buddha addresses this directly in the Dhammapada. He states explicitly that a person does not deserve veneration simply because they wear the monastic robe. Instead, worth and veneration belong ...

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