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  • 10 years in Jaffna (1972-82)

    10 years in Jaffna (1972-82)

    The first JVP insurrection had already taken place the year before. Right after leaving school, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was just a fresh recruit in the Ceylon Army when he witnessed the country’s first ‘Che Guevarists’ insurgency in 1971. An early experience..





  • Debunking Tamil Homeland myth with 5 questions

    Debunking Tamil Homeland myth with 5 questions

    Divide & Rule was a key component of colonial rule. Illegally taking over lands and territories, planting fictitious history, infesting minds with hate and violence is part of a legacy that continues unabated. Sadly, historians have failed to take these..



  • India reconfirms enemy-status

    India reconfirms enemy-status

    Yes, we need peace. We need reconciliation. Such needs are the inevitable outcomes of conflict-end. Fixing these to exaggerated grievances and out-of-this-world aspirations and tying it all to a constitutional amendment obtained by a bully is unacceptable. Ridiculous, in fact…