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Month: November 2009

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Colombo, Elections, Jaffna, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Why should Tamil speaking communities give critical support to Sarath Fonseka?

Authors note: This expands on a comment I left on Groundviews here, in response to my last article In defense of the JVP campaign to support Sarath Fonseka. Tamils must not play…

Vasantha Raja Vasantha Raja on 11/30/2009
Colombo, Education, Kandy, Peace and Conflict

Ragging in our universities: A symptom or a disease?

Sri Lanka is one of the few countries that provides students the opportunity of a free secondary education. More than 200,000 students sit for the GCE Advanced Level examinations in Sri Lanka…

Nishika Fonseka Nishika Fonseka on 11/30/2009
Colombo, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Vavuniya

The fate of Internally Detained Persons and the future of freedom and democracy

There is much  controversy over the fate of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), whom I wish to refer as internally detained persons. In essence, this controversy revolves around the nature of the…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 11/30/2009
Colombo, Elections, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

We will reap what we sow: Sri Lanka’s Presidential contenders

In a one dimensional interview with the Daily Mirror, General Sarath Fonseka outlined his grievances before the people and we got an idea why he is running for the highest office in…

Sudat Pasqual Sudat Pasqual on 11/29/2009
Elections, Gender, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Provincial Council Elections 2008/2009: Nominations for and representation of women

A number of columnists have commented on the various different aspects of the Provincial Council elections held in 2008 /2009 beginning with the Eastern PC elections in May 2008. These comments have…

Chulani Kodikara Chulani Kodikara on 11/28/200911/26/2009
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Are alliances the key in Sri Lanka’s up-coming Presidential election?

In the past few weeks newspapers were rife with speculations of a possible presidential or parliamentary election that was ‘coming soon’. Confirming most of these speculations, President Mahinda Rajapakse announced the presidential…

Pradeep Peiris Pradeep Peiris on 11/27/2009
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

In defense of the JVP campaign to support Sarath Fonseka

The ongoing “Rajapaksa-Fonseka battle” is a blessing in disguise for the Tamil-speaking people and the Sinhalese despite its immediate appearances; because the upcoming debates are bound to change the confused Sinhala consciousness…

Vasantha Raja Vasantha Raja on 11/27/200911/27/2009
Colombo, Peace and Conflict

Potato Farmer’s Anthropology Research: Part 1

I have taken up anthropology. It is I, your potato farmer. In previous posts, I told you the story of my farm, my trial and my poultry venture. I now want to…

Mahesan Niranjan Mahesan Niranjan on 11/27/200911/25/2009
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Wasted vote!

Caveat: It is strongly encouraged that one reads Dr. Saravanamuttu’s article “Rajapakse vs Fonseka: Tweedledum vs Tweedledee” before proceeding. Also, in this fragment I have failed to adequately define terms such as…

Subaltern Voter Subaltern Voter on 11/26/2009
Colombo, Elections, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Vavuniya

Manufacturing of a ‘Common Candidate’ and Our Collective Political (Un)Conscious

“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” — Karl Marx “The oppressed, having internalized the image…

Jude Fernando Jude Fernando on 11/26/200911/26/2009
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Rajapaksa vs Fonseka: Tweedledum vs Tweedledee?

The results of the national elections are now by no means certain.  There is a contest and as a consequence, there is the possibility that the presidency could change hands, which in…

on 11/25/2009
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Religion and faith

The transformation of Buddhism in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the Dhamma preached by the Buddha has gone through many transformations. First we had the Hinduization, bringing in Hindu deities into our temples, sometimes converting them to ‘Buddhism’. Next…

Daya Dissanayake Daya Dissanayake on 11/25/200911/22/2009
Constitutional Reform, Foreign Relations, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Taking note of the Lisbon Treaty

Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Klaus signed the 2007 EU Lisbon Treaty on the 3rd of November thereby making the Treaty effective as of the 1st of December 2009. The Czech Republic was the…

Niranjan Dias Bandaranayake Niranjan Dias Bandaranayake on 11/24/2009
Diaspora, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Reconciliation

A Wobbly Bridge (Or Is It A Footpath?) From The Tamil Diaspora

For a long time I didn’t think of myself as being a part of the Tamil Diaspora. I had this vague feeling that I was going to go back home some day. …

Anjali Chen Anjali Chen on 11/24/200911/19/2009
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Vavuniya

The Travelling Circus: A different take on IDPs in Sri Lanka

Groundviews recently spoke to Tracy Holsinger of Mind Adventures and Mike Masilamani (Masii) about the upcoming production of ‘The Travelling Circus’, devised and adapted from Mike’s short story, ‘The Boy Who Spoke…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/23/200911/23/2009

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