Comments on: The ‘Post-colonial Grip’ and ‘Class Domination’: Sinhalese Upper and Middle Classes https://groundviews.org/2014/02/16/the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes Journalism for Citizens Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Siri Gamage https://groundviews.org/2014/02/16/the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes/#comment-56539 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:39:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=14559#comment-56539 In reply to sajeeva samaranayake.

Members of these two segments encounter each other in many places,e.g.politics,various professions, business, administration, higher education, diaspora. In Australia for example, the English speaking segment has its own temples, clubs and societies. Ceylon Society in Sydney, Sri Lanka Association of NSW . In Melbourne, Malvern Buddhist temple was known for English speaking Sinhalese. many subsequent temples were established by Sinhala speaking segment there. Similar story in Brisbane.Many Sinhala speaking segment members dud not feel comfortable going to Malvern temple. It was referred to as doctors temple. The point us that members of these two segments meet sometimes in various venues and contexts but to my knowledge instead of effective dialogue, there seems to be continuing segregation. subtle class differences expressed through language prevent close interaction between two segments. Rare examples of close interaction may be found though. I first wrote about this subject in the book Conflict and community in Sri Lanka edited by me and I b Watson, sage in the Kate 90s.

]]> By: Jayalath https://groundviews.org/2014/02/16/the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes/#comment-56538 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:54:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=14559#comment-56538 A golden article . It is very well constructed with full of details how the class system work in Sri Lanka and else where .

]]> By: Akbo Rupasinghe https://groundviews.org/2014/02/16/the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes/#comment-56537 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 05:52:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=14559#comment-56537 This article is like looking in the mirror. Thank you. It seems that even in the pre-colonial era, the society was essentially divided in to the two segments of “dominators” and “dominated”. In the course of the world history this “dominator” – “dominated” division seems to have been dominating the dynamics of civilization. Thus it might be the case that it is THE element that keeps the civilization going forward. If such is the case, what should be sought, is the optimum structure of social responsibilities and ethics that minimizes the suffering of the humankind and the sustainability of the globe; what should be the corrective actions that require to take the current society to that path. So, I (like many) look forward to your complimentary analysis of other aspect you have mentioned in the final paragraph.

]]> By: sajeeva samaranayake https://groundviews.org/2014/02/16/the-post-colonial-grip-and-class-domination-sinhalese-upper-and-middle-classes/#comment-56536 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:23:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=14559#comment-56536 Thank you for this thoughtful and useful examination of the relations of domination. Have you seen any evidence of effective “cross cultural” dialogue and interrogation between the English educated and Sinhala educated Sinhalese where boundaries were crossed and mutual understanding furthered in the post 1948 era?

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