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Heroes of our ages
1. The stuff of heroes Every yarn in the fabric of history is held together by a common thread. From...
Continue reading »Sri Lanka’s War Burden: Two years on
Photo credit Eranga Jayawardena/AP, Encyclopædia Britannica Online During the last couple of months, the former UN spokesperson in Sri Lanka...
Continue reading »Living in a very small world: and dying to have a piece of it
Part 4 I was the last person in our group to come out of the railway station after divulging the...
Continue reading »Crossing over to the other side of a unitary state
Part 3 The refurbished metal “Queen of Jaffna” gracefully strode up to the platform in Medawachchiya by 10.30 am –...
Continue reading »Linking North and South: What trains cannot do
Part 2 Weeks before coming to Sri Lanka, I shared with some friends; a desire to help war affected Sri...
Continue reading »End of a conflict: An ideal time to bear witness to a brutal war
Part 1 The strap of my bag unbuckled under the strain as I squeezed out of the bus in Kurunegala....
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