Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th May 2020 · Last modified 18th May 2020
We have only guestimates of Tamil children kidnapped by LTTE and turned into child soldiers. We don’t really know the exact numbers of Tamil children kidnapped, how many died during LTTE training, how many...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th May 2020
“I am a traitor to Tamils” A slipper garland – Jaffna (May 2020) Tamil nationalism bordering separatism was birthed by Tamil political leaders and not LTTE. LTTE only hijacked it as a camouflage to...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th May 2020
Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in June 2019 confirmed that Canada has committed and CONTINUES to commit colonial genocide. The 2015 Truth & Reconciliation Commission report evaded...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 15th May 2020
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has written an open letter on 13 May 2020 to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice urging Sri Lanka to abide by due process in the case of...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 14th May 2020
Wesak Day is marked with great veneration in Sri Lanka. It is the day celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha. It is one of the most colourful events in the world....
Chartering Our Future / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th May 2020
By 2019 the Nation pretty much had enough of “yahapalana” good governance that ruled the nation following a well-planned and well-funded regime change. The entire state apparatus saw appointments and systems as per wishes...
Chartering Our Future / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of Media / Role of West & Alliances
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th May 2020
Sri Lanka is placed one among five countries successfully dealing with COVID-19 crisis, in a world, that as of 11 May 2020 has 4.1million COVID-19 cases, 283,868 deaths & just 1,493,401 recoveries. Sri...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 10th May 2020
The multicultural concept was nothing but a political ploy first introduced to demonize the majority, denationalize the people and create a system that minorities could rule over the majority, their heritage and history...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of West & Alliances / Sri Lanka Politics / War on Terror / Separatism / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th May 2020
Those that demanded Sri Lanka stop ‘triumphalism’ when the nation celebrated victory over LTTE in May 2009, have been triumphing victory over Germany & Japan since 1945 by even enacting battle victories annually. V_E...
At the heart of Buddha’s teachings is the accountability factor. You and only you are accountable for the good or bad one does. Following the Dhammapada – path of the Dhamma we build ourselves...
