by ssa-admin-032024 | Jul 12, 2016 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Not My Kind of Hero: Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda’s Speech at the Launch of Grandfather’s Letters by C. Anjalendran Text of the Speech on the release of the book, Grandfather’s Letters by C. Anjalendran, at Barefoot Gallery, July 12, 2016. This delightful little book is a...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 19, 2016 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda’s Retirement Speech at his Felicitation Vice-Chancellor and Colleagues, I want to begin by thanking all of you for being present today. You all have also endured bad weather. I feel delighted to see so many friends from all faculties, other...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Apr 14, 2016 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
B. R. Ambedkar’s Legacy: Critique of Religion, Quest for Social Justice and the Paradox of Constitutionalism May I begin my talk this evening by thanking His Excellency Y. K. Sinha the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo for inviting me to deliver this lecture on B....
by ssa-admin-032024 | Nov 27, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Marxism and Ecology – Notes on some theoretical developments ‘Man lives on nature – means that nature is his body, with which he must remain in continuous interchange if he is not to die. That man’s physical and spiritual life is linked to nature means simply that...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 20, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
A Vote for Continuing Change There are two significant political consequences following Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections. First, the majority of voters have given a verdict in favour of completing the partial political change that began with the presidential...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 20, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Celebrating the Idea of Democracy in a Year of Elections In this talk, I want to celebrate the idea of democracy. In its popular meaning, democracy refers to the rule of the demos, demos being the Greek word for people. This year in Sri Lanka, we have had two crucial...
