InMemories of Taprobanebyserendibrising·Oct 21The Defence of Samuel JayetilekeDefending the legacy of Gate Mudaliyar Samuel Jayetileke of KurunegalaA response icon2A response icon2
Denzil Jayasinghe·Sep 3ElmoThere are some people who pass through our childhood without ever knowing how important they were to us. They may not have done anything…A response icon1A response icon1
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Aug 27The Missing ManDear Readers — First an apology. I have not posted On Medium for many months. The reason is not sloth but a lack of time. I have been…A response icon2A response icon2
InMemories of Taprobanebyserendibrising·Aug 15‘Not the Only Claimant’: Privilege, Pedigree and 1,400 Acres in HambantotaAn inherited land claim for the village of KahandawaA response icon2A response icon2
Denzil Jayasinghe·Aug 6The Postman on the BicycleEvery weekday morning, just as the sun began to warm the red-tiled roofs of our neighbourhood, he would appear at the end of our dusty…
Denzil Jayasinghe·Aug 6When Colombo Moved at Walking PaceColombo lives in my memory not as a destination, but as a place of passage, wrapped forever in the soft haze of the seventies. It was where…
Avishka Mario Senewiratne·Jul 19Sri Lanka’s Fragmented Opposition (1947–1964) and its first Opposition LeaderThe office of the Leader of the Opposition is today regarded as one of the indispensable institutions of parliamentary democracy. As the…A response icon3A response icon3
Avishka Mario Senewiratne·Jun 9Of Turbans, Ties and Statesmen: Inaugural Session of the State Council of Ceylon and the election…When the Donoughmore constitution was put into effect in 1931, one of the key changes that happened in Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was known…
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Mar 22Ceylon Sanitary Corps – Part 3Despite the non-combat conditions the CSC served in, the unit did suffer casualties, probably from disease. The first casualty was…
InCeylon and the Great WarbySuren Ratwatte·Mar 20Ceylon Sanitary Corps — Part 2The Mesopotamian Campaign
