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Author: P. Vijaya

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Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Features, Identity, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

On the (Non)sense of Being ‘United’ and/nor/or ‘Unitary’

Image courtesy I must admit that reading Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke’s (DJ) recent piece, on Groundviews and elsewhere, on Mr. R. Sampathan’s (RS) speech at the ITAK convention, left me very disturbed. In…

P. Vijaya P. Vijaya on 05/31/2012
Colombo, Features, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Truth and Dialogue as Theatre: Some Reflections on the Frontline Club Panel on Sri Lanka

I watched the Frontline Club panel on Sri Lanka, belatedly and reluctantly. I am skeptical about such public enquiries and debates into complex matters, which threaten to reduce the dialogue and truth…

P. Vijaya P. Vijaya on 05/20/201205/20/2012
Colombo, Identity, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Some Critical Reflections on the Silences on Secularism: A Response to Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge

Photo courtesy Hemant Buch via JDS In a piece published on on 29 April, Ms. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge (CBK) makes many pertinent observations on religion and society in South Asia. Underlying all her arguments…

P. Vijaya P. Vijaya on 05/02/2012
Features, Kurunegala, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Is Dambulla, Babri Masjid Redux?

The events in Dambulla over the past week, when Buddhist monks led the storming of a mosque, bear chilling resemblance to events in Ayodhya, India, on and around the 6th December 1992,…

P. Vijaya P. Vijaya on 04/25/201204/24/2012

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