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By Feances Bulathsinghala
Where does human unrest come from? From a chaotic world, one may argue. But who makes the world chaotic but humans themselves? What is the main reason for this chaos? The response may be – the struggle to survive. From where does this struggle to survive emerge? If this is asked from someone languishing in some fuel queue in Sri Lanka it is likely the person making this...
While travelling to meet farmer Sarath Premathilaka of Palledelthota, Galaha who cultivates all kinds of indigenous plant varieties, especially traditional potatoes, I pass all kinds of queues and protests.
Even if one does not take part in these, seeing them is enough to feel depressed and wonder at the sorry mess we have made of this country.
Yet, this feeling is lifted...
Health is wealth. National health equals national economy. National health equals national security. A sick, nation cannot defend the nation militarily or economically.
Those who lived in ancient Sri Lanka – the Hela Deepaya knew this. The strength of our ancestors is evident in the monuments we see. Every national policy functioned within the interlinked understanding of...
While we are now preoccupied with Covid-19 and waiting for some foreign nation to invent and sell us a vaccine, we are sitting on a goldmine of health-based wealth in the form of our multifarious endemic vegetables, fruits, leaves and herbs.
What we are consuming today is mostly the hybrid ‘scientifically improved varieties. Because of our carelessness and apathy, most...
By Feances Bulathsinghala
We feature below a detailed interview with heritage specialist Prof. Nimal de Silva covering many topics of national interest,...