Commemorating independence with reconciliation : comparemela

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana An unfading memory of my childhood is watching the Father of the Nation hoisting our national flag at the octagon of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, 74 years ago. Seated next to my father on the planks of a wooden viewing platform erected in front of the Dalada Maligawa, […]

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