Reviewed by Tamara Fernando - Jesus College Cambridge | Sunday Observer

Reviewed by Tamara Fernando - Jesus College Cambridge

The names Vijayabhahu, Dutugamunu and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike are likely more familiar to the student of Sri Lankan history than Kedoe, Selestina and Cander Wayreven. Who were these three, and why are their life histories not better known? For one thing, all of them were slaves. The 23-year-old Kedoe was brutally executed for the murder of a Dutch official named Barent van...
5 September, 2021
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