Comments on: A Look Into A Village In Kalutara https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara Journalism for Citizens Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:57:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Des https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-462 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:57:38 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-462 On economic growth I would love to see how Sri Lanka is doing in dollar terms. I am told its not very flattering, compared with even neighboring countries such as India which are maintaining the strength of their currency and growing in real terms. The purchasing power of Sri Lankans is not growing, but may even be deteriorating when compared internationally.

]]> By: sittingnut https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-461 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:36:14 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-461 inflation affects the poor most. and that is the main economic problem. otherwise sl is in fact growing very fast 7.5%

]]> By: Des https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-460 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:03:49 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-460 What I understand is that a downturn in the economy is not going to affect people in Southern Villages materially. They don’t have much wealth and so they don’t have much to loose. What they cherish is their village life, values and traditions. What the author may not have gathered are views on what they see as threats to their way of life.

And from their point of view, Colombo must look like a circus, which it is!

]]> By: JustMal https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-459 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:25:18 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-459 What I find interesting is the triviality of their problems. A little boy not winning the village race and a jealous neighbour trying to outdo your temple decorations! Wouldn’t it make some people angry how little they are affected by the war and how normal and uneventful their lives are. This applies to most of the rural and suburban Sinhalese. Tamil cessationists must not believe that they could force the South to grant their demands by acts of terrorism or war. The war would never go beyond the Tamil majority provinces and Tamils suffer most of the consequences. Sinhalese have little to lose by continuing the war. The economy is resilient enough to withstand occassional terrorist attacks. Just as the Tamils have not been susceptible to the carrot, the Sinhalese do not take too kindly to the stick.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Sri Lanka: Life down South https://groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-458 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:26:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/01/30/a-look-into-a-village-in-kalutara/#comment-458 t want to see the country divided and that they believed the LTTE was an inhuman organization due to the acts of terrorism. Neha Viswanathan [...]]]> […] groundviews goes to a village down south to catch glimpses of life and ask a few questions. “On the ethnic conflict, they said they didn’t want to see the country divided and that they believed the LTTE was an inhuman organization due to the acts of terrorism. Neha Viswanathan […]

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