Category: Chartering Our Future

Colonial Divide & Rule in Sri Lanka – How Portuguese divided Sinhalese against Malabars (Tamils) & Muslims 0

Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Sri Lanka Politics

Colonial Divide & Rule in Sri Lanka – How Portuguese divided Sinhalese against Malabars (Tamils) & Muslims

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 economy...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics

How Colonial Records Constructed “Native” Identity — and why Separatist claims Collapse under historical scrutiny

      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...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam

Historical Evidence Proves Tamil Eelam is IMPOSSIBLE — A Political Fiction and a Legal Nullity

Sri Lanka has been governed continuously by Sinhala-Buddhist monarchies for over 1,700 years, supported by advanced systems of governance, irrigation, taxation, law, and religious institutions. Despite intermittent South Indian invasions and mercenary occupations, the island has never experienced...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics

From Revolution to Compliance: The Geopolitical Reengineering of the JVP

    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...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics

Civilizational Erasure: The Systematic Dismantling of Sinhala Buddhist Identity, Heritage, and Constitutional Rights in North & East Sri Lanka

  Sinhala Buddhists, constituting approximately 70% of Sri Lanka’s population, and forming the islands continuous civilizations core for over 2500 years are experiencing systematic marginalization across governance, administration, legal protection, cultural preservation, and education, particularly in...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam

The Forgotten Discrimination: How Sinhala Speakers Became Second-Class Citizens in their own State since 1987

For over two millennia, Sinhala functioned as the language of governance, law, and administration in Sri Lanka. Colonial invasions beginning in 1505—Portuguese, Dutch, and British—systematically removed Sinhala from State institutions, courts, and administration, culminating...