We have bookmarked and preserved the clipping of the article by Nihal Jayawickrama captioned "The Constitution is a social contract", appearing in "The Island" of June 27, 2010. For, it is an oasis in the nearly intellectual dessert that Sri Lanka today is. His analysis is dispassionate, unbiased and erudite, coming as it is, from a learned and experienced Sri ...
Following is an extract from the article "The Constitution is a Social Contract" by Mr. Nihal Jayawickrama which was published on "The Island" newspaper. (See full article: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=814 )Secular StateNational reconciliation and reintegration require that Sri Lanka should assert its secular character, as India and Singapore have done. As a Buddhist, I believe that tolerance and pluralism form the basis ...
Following is an extract from the article "The Constitution is a Social Contract" by Mr. Nihal Jayawickrama which was published on "The Island" newspaper. (See full article: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=814 )Secular StateNational reconciliation and reintegration require that Sri Lanka should assert its secular character, as India and Singapore have done. As a Buddhist, I believe that tolerance and pluralism form the basis ...
Dr A.C.Visvalingam President, CIMOGG www.cimogg-srilanka.org Most of our politicians, intellectuals and other opinion-makers continue to give prominence to the issues that divide us and offer myriad solutions to deal with the fragmented society that we have become. What is really needed is to look at what we are (a motley collection of Veddahs, Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors, Malays, Burghers, Buddhists, Hindus, ...
Dr A.C.Visvalingam President, CIMOGG www.cimogg-srilanka.org Most of our politicians, intellectuals and other opinion-makers continue to give prominence to the issues that divide us and offer myriad solutions to deal with the fragmented society that we have become. What is really needed is to look at what we are (a motley collection of Veddahs, Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors, Malays, Burghers, Buddhists, Hindus, ...
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