Download or read book Legal Personalities written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Compilation of a selection of lectures delivered under the auspices of Law & Society Trust on 'Legal Personalities of Srilanka'"--P. 4 of cover

Download or read book Personalities Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Millennium Register of Sri Lankan Personalities written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Boat People written by Sharon Bala and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globe and Mail bestseller, The Boat People is an extraordinary novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage only to face the threat of deportation amid accusations of terrorism When a rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father thinks he and his six-year-old son can finally start a new life. Instead, the group is thrown into a detention processing center, with government officials and news headlines speculating that among the "boat people" are members of a separatist militant organization responsible for countless suicide attacks—and that these terrorists now pose a threat to Canada's national security. As the refugees become subject to heavy interrogation, Mahindan begins to fear that a desperate act taken in Sri Lanka to fund their escape may now jeopardize his and his son's chance for asylum. Told through the alternating perspectives of Mahindan; his lawyer, Priya, a second-generation Sri Lankan Canadian who reluctantly represents the refugees; and Grace, a third-generation Japanese Canadian adjudicator who must decide Mahindan's fate as evidence mounts against him, The Boat People is a spellbinding and timely novel that provokes a deeply compassionate lens through which to view the current refugee crisis.

Download or read book Costumes of Sri Lanka written by K. D. G. Wimalaratne and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scope of this book is the evolution of Sri Lankan costumes spanning from around 6th century B.C. with the first available records of the island's dress form, to the post-independence era. This broad time span begins with hints of a pre-Vijayan culture of costumes and textiles and ends in the post independence politics and its relationship to dress both in prescription and practice. Sculptures, graffiti, paintings, literature and photographs in the book provide an engrossing glimpse of the traditions of clothing in this multi-cultural island.

Download or read book Wild Sri Lanka 2nd Edition written by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka has one of the highest species densities in the world including a number of endemic plants and animals. Unusually for a moderately sized island it also has large mammals. It is one of the best places in the world for seeing and photographing Blue Whales, Sperm Whales, Leopards, Asian Elephants and Sloth Bears, dubbed Sri Lanka's 'Big Five'. It also has the largest annually recurring 'Gathering' of wild elephants of anywhere in the word; a truly spectacular event. This book brings together all of Sri Lanka's top wildlife stories, many of which have come to light only in the last few years. Further chapters detail wildlife watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife watching calendar to help plan a trip. Throughout the book there are extracts from 'A Naturalist's Journal' which in the form of a first person commentary take readers to specific habitats in search of the animals to be found there.

Download or read book Who s who of Sri Lanka written by Chandrabhanu Samaraweera and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tamil Sri Lankans written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 146. Chapters: Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan Tamil people, M.I.A., List of Sri Lanka Tamils, Velupillai Prabhakaran, List of commanders of the LTTE, T. T. Durai, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Nadarajah Raviraj, Neila Sathyalingam, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, S. Rajaratnam, E. E. C. Thuraisingham, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, Raj Rajaratnam, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Rama P. Coomaraswamy, Danny Nalliah, Sarathambal, Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Balasegaram Kandiah, Mary Bastian, Shan Ratnam, N. Shanmugathasan, Suresh Joachim, Sivasubramaniam Raveendranath, Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Rajini Thiranagama, Rukmani Devi, T. Maheswaran, V. Manicavasagar, Vaithilingam Sornalingam, Ananda Krishnan, Raadhika Sarathkumar, J. P. Chandrababu, Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Kumar Ponnambalam, Anton Muttukumaru, Kamahl, Murugesapillai Koneswary, Anton Balasingham, Chandran Rutnam, Nalliah Kumaraguruparan, M. X. Karunaratnam, Sanjay Kumar, Martanda Cinkaiariyan, Ilayathambi Tharsini, G. G. Ponnambalam, Shanmugalingam Sivashankar, Balu Mahendra, Kethesh Loganathan, Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Krishanti Kumaraswamy, Chandra Fernando, Kumaravelu Vignarajah, Elagu V. Elaguppillai, Ida Carmelitta, Sivarasa Rasiah, S. P. Thamilselvan, Arul Pragasam, K. Thanabalasingam, George Jeyarajasingham, Russel Arnold, S. H. Nimal Kumar, Murugesu Sivasithamparam, Thillaiyampalam Sivanesan, Indira Samarasekera, Mano Ganesan, Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, Rasaiah Parthipan, Sathasivam Baskaran, V. Navaratnam, Rajan Kadiragamar, Subramaniam Ramachandran, Pria Viswalingam, Viswanather Casipillai, Victor Gnanapragasam, Case of Wijikala Nanthan and Sivamani Sinnathamby Weerakon, Balanadarajah Iyer, Suppiah Sharvananda, Sathasivam Kanagaratnam, Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, Mavai Senathirajah, Kandiah Ulaganathan, Bastianpillai Paul Nicholas, Sanjayan Thuraisingam, ..

Download or read book Still Counting the Dead written by Frances Harrison and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An extraordinary book. This dignified, just and unbearable account of the dark heart of Sri Lanka needs to be read by everyone." — Roma Tearne, author of Mosquito The tropical island of Sri Lanka is a paradise for tourists, but in 2009 it became a hell for its Tamil minority, as decades of civil war between the Tamil Tiger guerrillas and the government reached its bloody climax. Caught in the crossfire were hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, doctors, farmers, fishermen, nuns, and other civilians. And the government ensured through a strict media blackout that the world was unaware of their suffering. Now, a UN enquiry has called for war crimes investigation, and Frances Harrison, a BBC correspondent for Sri Lanka during the conflict, recounts those crimes for the first time in sobering, shattering detail.

Download or read book Leading Personalities in Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka written by Charles A. Gunawardena and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries examine the history, geography, people, government, economy, art, and religions of Sri Lanka.

Download or read book Sri Lankan Radio Personalities written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: A. W. Dharmapala, B. H. Abdul Hameed, Bob Harvie, Chitrananda Abeysekera, Christopher Greet, Claude Selveratnam, Dayananda de Silva, Dayananda Gunawardena, Dharma Sri Munasinghe, Eardley Peiris, Elmo Fernando, Eric Fernando, Greg Roskowski, H. M. Gunasekera, Jimmy Bharucha, K. S. Raja, Karunaratne Abeysekera, Leon Belleth, List of Sri Lankan broadcasters, Livy Wijemanne, Mervyn Jayasuriya, Mil Sansoni, Neville Jayaweera, Nihal Bhareti, Norton Pereira, Owen de Abrew, Palitha Perera, Pearl Ondaatje, Premakeerthi de Alwis, Premasara Epasinghe, Prosper Fernando, Ranil Mallawarachchi, Rohan Shantha Bulegoda, S. P. Mylvaganam, Saman De Silva, Seelaratna Senarath, Shirley Perera, Sisira Senaratne, Sumana Jayatillake, Thevis Guruge, Tim Horshington, Vernon Corea, Vijaya Corea, Yazh Sudhakar. Excerpt: Vernon Corea (11 September 1927 - 23 September 2002) was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. During his time he presented some of the most popular radio shows in South Asia, including The Maliban Show, Dial-a-Disc, Holiday Choice, Two For the Money, Take It Or Leave It, Saturday Stars, To Each His Own, Kiddies Corner, and Old Folks at Home. He was well known not only in Sri Lanka, but right across the Indian Sub-Continent from the late 1950s to the 1970s - this was in the heyday of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Vernon Corea attended the prestigious Royal College, Colombo. He represented his school in tennis, participated in drama productions and was a member of the Royal debating team.Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon on 11 September 1927. His parents were Reverend Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, and was the..

Download or read book Catch All Parties and Party Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka written by Pradeep Peiris and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-20 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book systematically maps the evolution of the party–voter nexus of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). In doing so, it argues that these parties rely mostly on a complex Web of patronage-based networks to mobilise electorates. They employ informal and highly dynamic, loosely knit networks as their organisational structures at the local level. They mainly focus on mobilising voters through local political actors rather than maintaining clear party bases and membership schemes. The study highlights the salience of personalities at the national as well as local levels in forming electoral support for the parties. These individuals exploit their economic, social, and cultural capital to mobilise the most efficient network that would strengthen their party during elections. The study also analyses the emergence of two new coalition centres from within these traditional parties, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and argues that these parties, though portraying themselves as new, have in fact retained the overall logic of the party–voter nexus by appropriating the organisational schemes and structures of their predecessors.

Download or read book The Indo Lankans Their 200 year Saga written by S. Muthiah and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka written by Patrick Peebles and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka has had a celebrated history, a long colonial past, and since independence in 1948 has passed through a series of crises and political experiments. It has had a remarkable record of voters turning out unpopular governments, often by sweeping margins. On 8 January 2015 voters again performed this feat when Maithripala Sirisena, representing a coalition of disparate parties, defeated Mahinda Rajapaksa for the presidency. Rajapaksa was turning the nation away from its democratic heritage towards authoritarianism and militarism. Independent Sri Lanka’s economy stagnated for decades before it began to grow in the 1980s. It has had significant economic growth since the end of the 26-year war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009. Although reconciliation between the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and Hindu, Muslim and Christian minorities seems distant, prospects for Sri Lanka seem better than they have been for decades. The Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Sri Lanka.

Download or read book Sri Lankans Views on English in the Colonial and Post Colonial Eras written by Dr. Subathini Ramesh and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book evaluates the views of different ethnic groups towards the English language in Sri Lanka for a period of almost two centuries. While a few studies have addressed the subject of English in Sri Lanka in a general way, there has been no research showing the specifics of English usage in the major ethnic communities of the country. This text considers notions and attitudes towards English that prevail in Sri Lanka today among writers, language planners, teachers and students, habitual speakers, and infrequent users, as well as elite and non-elite groups in the country. The book also examines colonial and postcolonial writings in three communities, namely the Sri Lankan diaspora and the Tamil and Sinhala communities.

Download or read book Media Portrayal of Sri Lankan Women Celebrities written by Warnakulasuriya Theodore and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, at an overall level, is a contribution to the scarce body of knowledge relating to the Sri-Lanka's political and media culture that helps to portray the real character of the established social and political system at large. The author argues, that while the image of men in politics is portrayed as strong, powerful, intelligent and rational, celebrity women are presented as charming, emotional, sympathetic and subservient with a feminine outlook which is traditionally pleasing to men. Wooing the beast of politics in Sri Lanka or in Asia is not a cakewalk especially for women.