| MUCH DESPAIR, YET A LITTLE HOPE | Jayadeva Uyangoda | 03 |
| ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK | Pradeep Peiris and Anupama M. Ranawana | 06 |
| FAITH AND HISTORY | Romila Thapar | 09 |
| SPEAKING THE TRUTH TO POWER | Edward Said | 11 |
| BOOK REVIEWS | ||
| THE SWEET AND SIMPLE KIND | Sharanya Jayawickrama | 15 |
| MATRILINEAL AND PATRIARCHAL REALITIES | Cynthia Caron | 18 |
| THE NATION AND IT’S BORDERS | Neloufer de Mel | 21 |
| TROSKYSM IN SOUTH ASIA | Rohini Hensman | 26 |
| CONTESTED IDENTITIES | Laksiri Jayasuriya | 30 |
| DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE | Nira Wickramasinghe | 32 |
| BACK IN THE MAIN TEXT | Robert Crusz | 35 |
| ABIDING BY SRI LANKA | Premakumara de Silva | 45 |
