Was there really a Prince Vijaya & did he arrive in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka reveres the Mahāvamsa as its foundational chronicle — and rightly so. Without it, much of our early history would be lost to time or victim of fake narratives as seen in...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th February 2026
Sri Lanka reveres the Mahāvamsa as its foundational chronicle — and rightly so. Without it, much of our early history would be lost to time or victim of fake narratives as seen in...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th February 2026
Sri Lanka’s media has reported on the application by the Muslim Left Front for registration with the Election Commission. A careful review of historical, regional, and global patterns shows that political parties — when built...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th February 2026
Sri Lanka has been governed continuously by Sinhala-Buddhist monarchies for over 1,700 years, supported by advanced systems of governance, irrigation, taxation, law, and religious institutions. Despite intermittent South Indian invasions and mercenary occupations, the island has never experienced...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th October 2025
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in southeast Bangladesh, has been home to the Chakmas, Marmas, Tanchangya, Tripura, and other indigenous communities for centuries. For over a millennium, these peoples lived in peace, cultivating Buddhist...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th September 2025
The August 2025 visit of the UNHRC Head to Colombo revealed a disturbing trend. Instead of respecting Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, the High Commissioner demanded same-sex marriage legalization — a direct challenge to...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th September 2025
27 September 2025 To: Mr. Buddhika Hewawasam Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority / Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Colombo, Sri Lanka Cc: Hon. Minister of Tourism Ministry of Tourism and...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th September 2025
The ongoing conflict and humanitarian catastrophe enable us to go back in time, sift through histories records and build a chronology of the past. This helps us to figure out who lived in...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th September 2025
The Government of Sri Lanka’s recent announcement on granting voting rights to expats is a gamble with sovereignty. Handing the ballot to millions who neither live under Sri Lanka’s laws, nor share its...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th September 2025
Sri Lanka suffered a three-decade conflict led by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE remains a proscribed terrorist movement in 32 countries. For 30 years, the Sri Lankan state...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 10th September 2025
Across Europe (the Colored Revolutions), the Arab world (Arab Spring), and parts of Asia (the “Asian Spring”), movements that appeared as spontaneous youth uprisings often bore the fingerprints of external intervention and local...