On the one hundred and tenth birth anniversary of my father-in -law S.A.Welgama I pen this tribute with much affection and pride.Affection as he was a second father to me and pride as he was a man amongst men;a man who stood tall and erect,a man unbowed ,unconquered and unsullied.Of him I could truthfully echo Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome,”let men see,let them know a real man,a man who lives as he was meant to live”.
EARLY LIFE
He was born in the hamlet of Ovitigala,in the verdant county of Pasdun Korale,the county of five yojana (sixty kms in Vedic measure),created by Parakramabahu the Great,by draining the basin of Kalu Ganga.
An Asian Leopard Awakes: The Rise of Sri Lanka; Singapore’s New Business Companion February 15, 2021 Posted by ASEAN Briefing Written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Reading Time: 5 minutes
Sri Lanka: An Asian Leopard Awakes
Colombo and Hambantota are flying under South-East Asia’s radar
Sri Lanka will compete with Singapore back-office functions
Is developing both tech-based manufacturing and services industries
Sri Lanka has been the source of numerous Western media articles describing it as a ‘victim’ of China’s Belt & Road Initiative, and especially debt trap issues over the countries South-Eastern Hambantota Port and Airport. As I have been saying – I maintain two houses and own a boutique hotel in the country and know of these matters – the real story is not how Western media have generally portrayed the issue. I debunked the Hambantota stories in the article China’s Belt & Road Is Being Blame