In part one historical and anthropological factors were discussed to understand their relevance for the present ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka and encourage racial-minded extremists to think differently to achieve ethnic harmony.
The Mridangam Arangetram of siblings Harison and Rishaban Gowribala at the Watersmeet Theatre in Twickenham on September 16, 2023, marked a defining moment for this dynamic duo and their Guru, Sri Paramasamy
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Kanchi Paramacharya and Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharshi were among the great saints who lived in India and highlighted the fact that the basic approach of all religions is essentially the same, and
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On October 6, 1973, an Israeli friend of mine named Amnon Dankner was performing his annual month-long stint of military reserve duty on the Golan Heights when Syrian tanks and artillery launched a
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Ever since the world happened and humans came into existence (does anyone know when it was?), men and women have been inquiring as to where human, animal, bird, and other creatures have
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A feature article under the title ‘Timely action must be taken to preserve Buddhism in Sri Lanka‘ by a virtually anonymous writer, signing as R.W.W., published in a Sri Lankan weekend newspaper
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The saying ‘Religion is the last refuge of the scoundrel’ does not do justice to religion. Scoundrels seek refuge in an infinite number of niches and if religions are the final refuge
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Most Revered Nawadagala Padumaketti Tissa Thero, the Chief Sangha of the Northern Province and guardian of Nagadeepa Purana Rana Maha Viharaya and Dambakolapatuna Viharaya, celebrated his fifty years in the priesthood on
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The Jerome Fernando escapade, if rightly handled, will provide a golden opportunity to neutralise external threats to the prevailing peaceful religious coexistence in the Sinhalese Buddhist majority Sri Lanka. I hope that
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In comparison with many other Singhalese teledramas that exploit mundane and constantly hackneyed themes, Kunchanada is in a different league. The teledrama trumpeting of elephants (Kunchanada), presumably set in 70s Galgamuwa, portrays
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Four years have passed since the calamitous Easter Sunday explosion that took place in April of 2019. A bloody incident that devoured the lives of 270 innocent, unsuspecting people, scores injured some
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