A take on what Sri Lanka’s constitutional crisis (circa late 2018) says about an inner Sri Lankan cultural psychological make up. This post is my attempt to make sense of it all in under three minutes.

There is a way out from the current chaos of feudal thuggery. It leads to a stable society. With the balance to allow for the organic mess of human life. This exit requires two understandings inside the brains of millions. 1. There never was a democracy in Sri Lanka The island is a feudal monarchy. … Continue reading Way out and what you can do : #ConstitutionalCrisisSriLanka →

Started reading booking on my phone. It led to unexpected realisations.

Writing as a thinking process is not GOOD Writing. The two are very different. Here's how.

You might think you do. But do your actions really prove that? This 2min read gives a rough guide to finding out.

Realisations about Sri Lanka’s multi religious pilgrimage site.

A short post on a kind of Baila music you won’t hear in Sri Lanka.

From my experience of being taught to despite entrepreneurship while serving time in Sri Lanka's school system.

The Sri Lankan war’s forgotten strategic turning point is becoming the key to long term reconciliation. Yet it may not lead to peace.

Saw a contemporary art show in Colombo that had an unexpected personal impact. That's rare.

The reason is deeper than I thought.

The Indian Peace Keeping Force’s (IPKF) operations is one of many tragedies in Sri Lanka’s history. A podcast by an ex US Navy SEAL examines it from a military history/counter insurgency perspective as meditation on the nature of discipline The centre of the discussion is the book Assignment Jaffa by IPKF commander Lt Gen SC … Continue reading Unique perspective ...

I have lived on both sides of majoritarianism. By birth I belong to Sri Lanka’s ethnic/cultural majority. Later, spent a chunk of my life as a visible minority. Both experiences created very personal realisations about majoritarianism and the mindset it creates. It’s absurdity, it’s toxic pervasiveness and why politicians love it. The unifier of all … Continue reading Inside the ...

This “blog anniversary” is about the now. The back links to the original “Hello World” has the history of how I got here. Plus the tributes to those who inspired me along the way. The future, as always is a fog. What’s “real” is the continuing need to write what the voices in the head tell … Continue reading 11 years a blogger →

It’s less than a year after the Meethotamulla garbage mountain collapsed. After the usual media flare, the tragedy has faded from the public minds-cape. Yet Mount Meethotamulla is still in the landscape refusing to go away. Post collapse Google Earth screen grab below show the post collapse spread. Which smothered communities and lives. The landslide … Continue reading Meethotamulla garbage ...

The voices in the head have been busy. Yet the holidays haven’t granted a breather to output the thoughts into words. The best I have managed are jottings in spare seconds scattered across the days. As usual what started as a single post keeps breeding more. The common theme dances around the foundational perceptions in … Continue reading Evidence based ...

Sri Lanka’s treaty with its nuclear armed neighbour has changed the region’s strategic landscape.

Why we must demand transparency/auditing on AI , Machine Learning algorithm design AND the data quality used to "train" AIs.

It's a 3+ minute read about power and intimacy.

Five thousand years later I can still see the bend of our river. A curve of hissing, foaming power. Coiling white against the high plateau of our village. Its black mass topped by the rampart’s teeth. Waiting to impale the setting sun. Inside those ramparts is my universe. I am seeing it from the outside … Continue reading Five thousand years later →