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by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th April 2022
There is a saying that one’s freedoms and rights stop the moment another’s freedoms and rights are hindered. The recent public protests, we all presume was against governance and in particular the government...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of Media / Role of West & Alliances / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 10th November 2021
The demand to name the“maha molakaru”is a mere red herring. Why did the Church not demand the same answers throughout LTTE’s brutal killings or even from the Yahapalana Govt under whose watch the crime...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of Media / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 5th November 2021
Undoubtedly media plays a crucial role in manipulating people’s minds. Media headed by the wrong people can have detrimental results on a populace. We know the lengths LTTE terrorists took fake propaganda. It’s...
Asoka Weeraratna (circa 1956) (1918 – 1999) Not too many people have taken Buddhism beyond the island’s shores, but late Asoka Weeraratna is heralded for his role in pioneering the first Buddhist Mission to...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 15th February 2021 · Last modified 20th February 2021
If any country knows what it is like to be battered and humiliated by the world, it is Germany. Germany has come far. After 2 World Wars, once considered the enemy of the Allies,...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th February 2021
It is true the Sinhalese are an ethnic majority in Sri Lanka, but it is also true that the Sinhalese are the only ethnic group in the world. The Tamils & Muslim may be...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th December 2020
Tamil politicians can speak for the welfare and rights of the Tamils, Muslims can demand rights and privileges for Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Catholics can demand their rights but why is it considered taboo...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th September 2020
The August 2020 Parliamentary victory showed for the 2ndtime the power that ensues when the majority is united. The victors of 2015 openly declared their debt to the minorities which got translated into marginalizing...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th May 2020
Kavan, the elephant has been in Murghazar Zoo, Islamabad, Pakistan since 1987 when he was gifted by President J R Jayawardena to Pakistan’s President Gen. Zia-ur Haq. Just 1 years old he was...
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...
