Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th February 2026
Before European intervention, Sri Lanka’s people lived under a civilizational order that was not structured around rigid racial majorities and minorities. Indigenous social organization was shaped by: Buddhist cultural traditions Buddhist-based royal rule Agrarian...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th February 2026
The oft-quoted “disenfranchisement of Tamils” post-independence is often repeated internationally & referred to locally. Let us go back in time and evaluate the evolution of how colonials identified the natives. To...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th February 2026
Sri Lanka’s political history cannot be understood without confronting the forces that repeatedly reshape public anger, class conflict, and ideological rebellion. Among these forces, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) stands out as...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st February 2026
The topic of colonization and its implications on Sri Lanka cannot be viewed in isolation. Every facet of colonial rule must be compared in all of the nations that were invaded and governed....
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 31st January 2026
Sri Lanka’s governments display a disturbing tendency to repeat the mistakes of other countries, even after those countries have openly admitted failure and reversed course. What is more troubling is that these reversals are...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / UN & Sri Lanka / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th December 2025
Transnational corporations control essential resources. Unelected global bodies control the rules, access, legitimacy, and penalties. Together, they constrain sovereign choice. Elected leaders and governments operate within this system as pawns – they...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / LGBTQTA - Social Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th November 2025
For the first time in history, a UN agency is attempting to erase the biological foundations of human rights. UNFPA — created to protect men and women based on biological sex —...
The recent arrest and bail of former Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has renewed attention on allegations of a foreign employment network funneling Sri Lankan citizens to Israel under questionable circumstances. At the center of the controversy is Saman Priyantha,...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th October 2025
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in southeast Bangladesh, has been home to the Chakmas, Marmas, Tanchangya, Tripura, and other indigenous communities for centuries. For over a millennium, these peoples lived in peace, cultivating Buddhist...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LGBTQTA - Social Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th October 2025
Over the past several years, there has been a string of attempts by successive governments in Sri Lanka to implement policies that mirror Western LGBTQIA ideologies at the national level, particularly targeting children....
