Monday, August 16, 2010
UNP reforms and call for change of leadership..
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
US,CNN and Freedom of Expression...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Best Chinese joint to eat when in Yangon,Myanmar..
more to follow..enjoy!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
can this be illegal campaigning on election day?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Hon Sanath Jayasuriya,MP
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Can Duminda Silva beat this guy when comes to style?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Kandyan Convention..195 years on...
"its a sunny and warm fine day"...said John D'Oyly in his Diary ... describing 2nd March , 1815...
After the capture of King Sri Wicrama Raja Singha by the British with the collusion of few Kandyan Chieftains,a Convention was proclaimed on March 2, 1815 between the British King's representatives and the Kandyan Chieftains acting on behalf of the people (so they said..!!!) , and the Kingdom was ceded to King George III of England. Thus ended 2358 years of continuous existence of a Sinhala Kingdom of Sri Lanka!
The Kandyan chieftains replaced the Nayakkar dynasty with the King of England and the country was ruled by a government representing the King of England who was never physically present in the kingdom.
Soon after,the convention of 1815 became restricted to a piece of paper and the chieftains found their powers, ancient customs and above all Buddhism gradually restricted and this disillusionment reflected itself in what came to be known as the Great Uva Rebellion of 1817-1818,our first war of Independence, where nearly every section of the society along with the bhikkhus and the dissatisfied nobility made one last glorious attempt to rid the country of its English rulers and in return the English waged a genocidal campaign and annihilated several thousands of Kandyan Sinhalese people, including children, the sick and the old using terror and superior firepower and troops brought down from India.
The struggle was bound to fail due to the military might of the English and in some measure due to the bickering and failure of the Sinhalese to decide on a single strong leader. in the end the family jealousies surfaced breeding traitors who were prepared to seek favour with the British for office and wealth.
Sadly today, even before we celebrate a year of gaining freedom from separatist LTTE terrorism ,we are at loggerheads..petty party politics are the order of the day and we go on undermining our laws and freedoms we enjoy...
Betrayals continue..sad!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Kalaweddhah addressing media following his defeat (or Victory as he see it) ..
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
one momentous day..
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Dictator -'EKA ADHIPATHI' -stage drama by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Monday, January 4, 2010
Dear Leader..oh i miss that chap...
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Art deco Bike..
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year- A Prosperous 2010..
May this New Year bring you & your loved ones, Peace, Prosperity & Success and let us all hope this New Year provides Peace and Prosperity to a World in need!
May all gain the strength to do their individual magic to heal this dying (according to climate people at least..) planet too!
Thank You all for reading my Blog too!
Happy New Year to you All!