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by HM Nissanka Warakaulle In the late 1950s, the University of Ceylon authorities used to send a form to every undergraduate sitting the final examinations for those who were desirous of serving as teachers to furnish their personal details and mention two districts in order of preference, where they were willing to serve. Most undergraduates […]
Over the years financial assistance given to undergraduate students of universities in Sri Lanka have changed. These have been from bursaries to bank loans and finally to Mahapola scholarships. The first form of financial assistance given to undergraduates in the only university at that time was the bursary system. This was very helpful to undergraduates […]
By Dr. D. Chandraratna Nissanka Warakaulle’s thoughts on the abundant prevalence of jealousy among the Sinhala population (The Island, 23 December), prompted me to write a short sociological note to explain the phenomenon from many different angles. As I write this article the country is experiencing an acute crisis not only in the economy but […]
We Sri Lankans not only boast of our cultural and religious heritage but also brag about it to the rest of the world. Most leaders want to make this resplendent island the home of Sinhalese Buddhists, forgetting that there are other ethnic communitieswhose members have done much more than most of Sinahlese, Buddhists or otherwise, […]