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A Free Sri Lanka

The Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka celebrated 70 years of freedom from the dominion of the British on February 4th, 2018. Freedom of the Land Ceylon was granted freedom from the British rule in 1948 under the Soulbury Constitution. D.S.Senanayake was the first Sri Lankan Prime minister to the cabinet and the prominent Tamil leaders Ponnambalam…

Anuradhi Perera March 20, 2018

Social Inclusion and Social Integration in Sri Lanka

“We move in a world which we do not control, but which controls us, which is not directed toward us and adapted to us, but toward which we must direct and adapt ourselves”. – Gumplowicz Social Inclusion Social Inclusion is the act of making all groups of people within a society feel valued and important….

Anuradhi Perera August 12, 2017

The Ageing of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is significant for having a meteorically ageing population. Today the Asia-Pacific region is home to about 60% of the world’s elderly population. Statistics connote that the population pyramid of Sri Lanka is gradually converting into an upside-down pyramid due to rapid phase in population ageing. The determinants of ageing are, Fertility rate –…

Darrshini Parthepan August 1, 2017

Love Flooded at Flood The Love

On 15 May 2016 Sri Lanka was hit by a severe tropical storm that caused widespread flooding and landslides in 22 districts of the country destroying homes and submerging entire villages. At least 84 people are known to have died as a result of Tropical Storm Roanu and a further 116 people are still missing,…

Nipuna Ambanpola May 24, 2016