A Nation without a culture is a Nation without a soul
“Culture, traditions, values, and rituals are not written by politicians — they are carved into the soul of a nation. Governments may pass laws, leaders may come and go, but the heartbeat of a...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 15th April 2025
“Culture, traditions, values, and rituals are not written by politicians — they are carved into the soul of a nation. Governments may pass laws, leaders may come and go, but the heartbeat of a...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th April 2025
The Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha enshrined in the Dalada Maligawa is revered as the legitimacy & beholder of the authority of the King (ruler) & its protection by the ruler is crucial...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd April 2025
Ngo Dinh Diem was President of South Vietnam from 1955 till he was assassinated in 1963. US chose a Roman Catholic to become President in a predominantly Buddhist nation to as a counter...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st February 2025
තිස්ස විහාරය : ජාතිවාදීන් වන්නේ ගජෙන්ද්රකුමර් පොන්නම්බලම් හා ඔහුගේ සියා හා පියා මිස – සිංහලයන් නොවේ ගජෙන්ද්රකුමර් පොන්නම්බලම් යනු ජි ජි පොන්නම්බලම්ගේ (G G Ponnambalam) මුනුබුරාය, කුමාර් පොන්නම්බලම්ගේ (Kumar Ponnambalam) පුතාය. සමස්ත ලංකා...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th February 2025
On 6 February 2025 abusing parliamentary privileges Gajendra Ponnambalam representing the TNPF eloquently uttered falsehoods while Parliament sat & listened primarily due to their own ignorance of history & facts. Leaving aside the string...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th May 2024
We may have a literacy rate of over 90% but majority of the citizens in particular those holding key positions in both private & public sector are clueless of geopolitics & historical linkages to...
The lamp that illuminated the lives of Buddhists was extinguished 20 years ago on 12 December 2003. He was Gangodawila Somarathana Thero. He passed away in St. Petersburg, Russia. His demise cannot be...
Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th October 2023
It is a simple question but holding a wealth of meaning & essentially answers and distinguishes those that naturally come forward to defend the nation & those who chose not to. Some leaders...
Before anyone takes out all the denigrative words & phrases in the dictionary, it would be wiser for them to check out where a God is officially referred in the Constitutions of other...