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Gananath Obeyesekere, social anthropologist with a breath taking vision
With his wide range of interests, inter-disciplinary approach and rich field data, the Late Dr.Obeyesekere raised the bar for Sri Lankan and global anthropologists
Strong case for India and Sri Lanka forging closer ties during Modi’s visit
Declining trade is worrying, needs to be enhanced for mutual benefit
Bid to include genocide allegation against Sri Lanka in Canada’s school curriculum thwarted
By Shamindra Ferdinando Ottawa, March 31 (The Island) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, have determined that the alleged Tamil genocide hadn’t taken place in Sri Lanka. Dr. Neville Hewage, who successfully moved the...
Gananath Obeyesekere, Anthropologist who bridged East and West
Long prominent among academics, he broke into the broader public’s consciousness in 1992 with his book “The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific.”
Counterbalancing, inevitable in Sri Lanka’s geopolitics
On Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka
The real reasons for UK’s sanctions against Lankan military top brass
The sanctioning, fifteen years after the Sri Lankan war ended, came as a surprise because there was no immediate provocation for it. In the last decade and a half, the atmosphere had cooled
Sri Lankan journalist Namini Wijedasa wins top US State Department award
She is a recipient of the US Secretary of State’s 2025 International Women of Courage Award.
India, Sri Lanka set to ink major defence pact next week
Colombo, March 29 (Ada Derana) – For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Colombo next week, in a significant move that comes nearly four decades after the IPKF’s...
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka
Colombo, March 28 – At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Bangkok, Thailand from 3 – 4 April 2025 to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit to be held on 4 April 2025,...
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