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The long shadow of hunger in India
From indigenous communities in the forests to daily-wage workers in the metros, a lack of food has afflicted millions of Indians over the past year. The Covid-19 pandemic and the government’s ill-co…
Victor Cherubim
How long will we have drinking water?
Water is not a national resource. It is a transboundary resource that extends beyond political borders. Iran and Pakistan and other neighbouring states have been facing water shortages for ages. by …
History
U.S. to support conservation of historical Kandy monuments
The United States government, through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), has awarded a grant to conserve a 17th century Royal Palace and Archaeology Museum in Kandy. Fundin…
Lionel Bopage
My Indelible Memories ofthe Past and of Professor C L V (Lakshman) Jayathilake
During the proceedings, I decided to sit for the BSC Engineering Final Part II papers. I had completed all my engineering coursework, but not sat for the final exam. I knew, once convicted, it would …
Edward Snowden
Covid, Climate, and The New Denialism
Denying facts is bad. Denying hope is worse. by Edward Snowden The bump on your toe is probably cancer; levels of Arctic sea ice are both decreasing and increasing; the world is either 6,000 or 4.5 …
Rohana R. Wasala
Racism, Nationalism and Supranationalism - III
Eminent historians including Professor K.M. de Silva who wrote a research paper in 1995 specifically addressing the subject have comprehensively debunked the Tamils’ homeland concept. by Rohana R.…
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