Articles

1974 – ජාතික ගැට‍ළුවගැනමාක්ස්වාදී විග්‍රහයක්

1984 February 29 – ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණෙන් ඉල්ලා අස් වෙමින් මා පක්ෂයට භාර දුන් ලිපිය

1984 February 29 – My Letter of Resignation from the JVP

1999 November 23 – Give voice to the voiceless for democratising the society!

2000 January 27 – Youth of Sri Lanka – The Past and The Future

2001 March 19 – Greetings on the formation of the Socialist Alliance in Australia

2001 September 21 – PA – JVP Memorandum of Understanding

2001 October 15 – Submission to the Presidential Truth Commission on Ethnic Violence

2002 March 29 – Neoliberalism, the Tamil Struggle and the Realignment of Sri Lankan politics

2002 July 12 – We should extend our hand in strengthening the current peace process

2002 July 5 – Typical Gutter Style of Journalism of H L D Mahindapala

2002 September 12 – Give voice to the voiceless for democratising the society!

2002 September 15 – Negotiations and democratisation

2002 October 8 – Reflections on Inter-faith Relationships

2004 February 20 – My Responses to Questions Posed by the ‘Lines’ Magazine

2006 October 28 – At A Community Forum in Victoria

2006 November 1 – Current developments in Sri Lanka – An interview with Green Left

2006 December 17 – At Dr Anton Balasingham Commemoration

2007 July 29 – Citizenship and Constitution Mismatch in Australia

2007 August 7 – An Appeal to those Comrades of the Sixties and Seventies

2008 June – ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ පාක්ෂිකත්වය සහ හිතවතුන් වෙත කරන සහෝදරාත්මක ආරාධනාවක්

2009 January 11 – Killing dissent: Lasantha, violence and impunity

2009 February 1 – Political violence in Sri Lanka

2009 February 14 – A response to Michael Robert’s Dilemma at Wars End: Thoughts on Hard Realities

2009 February 23 – Resonating the interests of chauvinism? – My response to the two articles by Prof. Michael Roberts

2009 February 24 – The LTTE – A Spent Force?

2009 April 2 – Where We Are and Where To?

2009 April 2 – National flags and the symbolism of accommodating minorities

2009 June 28 – Sri Lanka: Is the war really over?

2009 July 3 – Responses and clarifications on Sri Lanka: Is the war really over?

2009 July 22 – Last comment on Sri Lanka: Is the war really over?

2009 July 26 – Sinusoidal nature of the JVP Policy on the National Question

25 August 2009 – A Tribute to Comrade Upali Cooray

2009 November 11 – General Sarath Fonseka and politics

2009 December 17 – The JVP’s campaign among the Tamils, 1977-1982

2010 January 2 – Sri Lanka awaits a change

2010 May 23 – Post-War Sri Lanka: Way Forward or More of the Same?

2010 July 25 – Peace and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Is there a way forward?

2010 September 22 – Sri Lanka: Is there a way forward for peace and reconciliation?

2011 August 4 – The Role of Writers and Artists during Turbulent Political Times

2011 October 21 – National Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Rights and Accountability in Sri Lanka

2011 October 22 – Steps in the Journey Towards a Reconciled Land

2012 February 13 – Creating Social Reconciliation or Social Implosion?

2012 April 17 – Sri Lanka: New left party, Tamil rights and state repression

2012 August 4 – Insurrection Amidst Constitutional Revolution: The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (Jvp) And The 1970-72 Constitution-Making Process

2012 August 30 – The disappeared in Sri Lanka

2013 January 19 – Father Tissa Balsuriya’s struggle for social justice will continue in Sri Lanka

2013 June 27 – Hoodwinking Australians

2013 August 18 – Political Violence in Sri Lanka

2013 August 21 – Creating Social Reconciliation or Social Implosion?

2013 September 11 – Celebratory Memoirs of the Life of Comrade Sunila Abeysekera

2014 May 1 – Is reconciliation achievable without separation in Sri Lanka?

2014 September 4 – Comrade Bala Tampoe, the Legend Is No More!

2015 January 3 – Let us take a principled stand for the future of Sri Lanka!

2015 January 14 – Taking Stock: Presidential Election 2015

2015 March 8 – A Short Note on the Historical Legacy of International Women’s Day

2015 June 1 – Political Dynamics: Presidential Elections 2015 and beyond

2015 June 4 – A Tribute To Michele Harris OAM

2015 September 15 – Recollections of my political association with Comrade Indika Gunawardena

2015 October 31 – Sri Lanka and its political detainees

2015 November 10 – The Courageous Role Sobitha Thero Played Should Continue To The Future!

2015 November 10 – මාදුළුවාවේ සෝභිත හිමිපාණන් ඉටු කළ දිරිමත් මෙහෙවර ඉදිරියට ගෙන යා යුතුය!

2015 December 6 – The JVP Political Culture, Distorting History & Resorting To Personal Slander

2015 December 14 – Gota & The Gunaratnam Affair

2015 December 22 – The Abduction Of Kumar & Dimuthu

2015 December 28 – JVP Outrightly Denied The Existence Of Kumar !

2016 January 5 – The Realpolitik Behind Gunaratnam’s Detention

2016 January 12 – Traitors: JVP & The Non-JVP Left

2016 January 19 – Gunaratnam & The JVP

2016 January 26- The JVP Bus

2016 March 4 – Societies, Constitutions & Social Dynamics

2016 March 7 – Some Thoughts on Our Cultural Values and National Harmony

2016 March 8 – It’s time to rethink the feminist agenda!

2016 April 6 – 1971 අප්‍රේල් නැඟිටීම සහ වර්තමාන සමාජ ප‍්‍රශ්ණ

2016 May 19 – A Strategic Management System For Sri Lanka’s Governance!

2016 June 8 – Democracy & The Critical Role Of Civil Society: The Lankan Experience

2016 June 17 – Somawansa Amarasinghe – Some Recollections from Our Political Journeys

2016 September 19 – A Reflection on Conflicts in Sri Lanka

2016 November 10 – The courageous role the Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero played should continue to the future!

2016 December 1 – Yester-Years: The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and The Cuban Revolution

2017 January 31 – Good Governance and Corruption

2017 February 16 – Sri Lanka: Deliver on promises first, and then welcome refugees back

2017 April 6 – Nature Of State Repression In The Seventies

2017 April 6 – හැත්තෑවේ දශකයේ රාජ්‍ය මර්දනයේ ස්වරූපය

2017 April 27 – No War Against North Korea !

2017 May 16 – කසළ කළමනාකරණයට සමස්ත සමාජයේ මැදිහත් වීමක් අවශ්‍යයි

2017 June 10 – Waste Management Needs Holistic Social Intervention

2017 June 17 – Sri Lanka: Past Experiences and Current Trends

2017 September 30 – Mass Graves Everywhere, But Where Are The Killers?

2017 October 5 – Myanmar: A Good Example For Politics Of Polarisation

2017 October 18 – මියන්මාරය: ධ්‍රැවීකරණ දේශපාලනය පිළිබඳව හොඳ උදාහරණයක්

2017 October 19 – Understanding the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

2017 November 13 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන්

2017 November 13 – In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva

2017 November 16 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස II

2017 November 16 – In light of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part II

2017 November 18 –Public Service in Sri Lanka: Proposed Customer Service Charter

2017 November 20 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස III

2017 November 20 – In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part III

2017 November 23 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස IV

2017 November 23 – In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part IV

2017 November 25 – සිම්බාබ්වේ: විමුක්තියෙන් ආඥාදායකත්වය වෙත

2017 November 25 – Zimbabwe: From Liberation To Dictatorship

2017 November 27 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස V

2017 November 27 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part V

2017 November 30 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස VI

2017 November 30 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part VI

2017 December 4 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස VII

2017 December 4 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part VII

2017 December 7 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස VIII

2017 December 7 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part VIII

2017 December 11 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස IX

2017 December 11 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part IX

2017 December 14 – මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ දී ආචාර්ය නාලක ගොඩහේවා කරන ලද කතාව ඇසුරෙන් – කොටස X

2017 December 14 –In Light Of Dr Nalaka Godahewa’s Speech At The UNHRC In Geneva – Part X

2017 December 28 – Greek Toga & Buddhist Robe – Links & Cultural Significance

2018 January 19 – Design a Systems Approach for Improving Public Service Delivery in Sri Lanka – Proposal to the Government of Sri Lanka

2018 January 26 – Sri Lanka, Australia Day & Australian Values

2018 April 23 – May Day And Workers’ Rights

2018 April 26 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව: මැයි දිනය සහ කම්කරු අයිතිවාසිකම්

2018 March 5- Delivering an efficient and productive Public Service Delivery in Sri Lanka

2018 May 29 – Economic Disparity & Nationalism – Part I

2018 May 31 – ආර්ථික විෂමතාවය හා ජාතිකවාදය – පළමුවන කොටස

2018 June 2 – Economic Disparity & Nationalism – Part II

2018 June 5 – ආර්ථික විෂමතාවය හා ජාතිකවාදය – දෙවන කොටස

2018 June5 – Economic Disparity & Nationalism – Part III

2018 June 7 – ආර්ථික විෂමතාවය හා ජාතිකවාදය – තෙවන කොටස

2018 June7 – Economic Disparity & Nationalism – Part IV

2018 June 10 – ආර්ථික විෂමතාවය හා ජාතිකවාදය – අවසාන කොටස

2019 January 1 – Lasting Memories About Comrade Prins Gunasekara

2019 January 1 – ප්‍රින්ස්‌ ගුණසේකර සහෝදරයා පිළිබඳ නොමියෙන මතක සටහන්

2019 January 6 – ‘The Frozen Fire’ – Art And Political Reality

2019 January 6 – ‘ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල’ – කලාව සහ දේශපාලන යථාර්තය

2019 January 29 – About ‘The Frozen Fire’ – Beyond Art – Part I

2019 January 29 – ‘ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල’ ගැන – කලාවෙන් ඔබ්බට – පළමු කොටස

2019 January 30 – About ‘The Frozen Fire’ – Beyond Art – Part II

2019 January 30 – ‘ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල’ ගැන – කලාවෙන් ඔබ්බට – දෙවන කොටස

2019 January 31 – ‘ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල’ – කලාව සහ දේශපාලන යථාර්තය

2019 January 31 – ‘ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල’ ගැන – කලාවෙන් ඔබ්බට – තෙවන කොටස

2019 March 7 – Venezuela: Is It Reminiscent Of Socialist Suffering In Sri Lanka – A Response To Ratwatte

2020 March 18 – දිවියෙන් සමු ගත් අපේ සගයා, සමන් වගආරච්චි ගැන මගේ මතක සටහන්

2020 March 19 – Our Departed Colleague, Saman Wagaarachchi – My Recollections

2020 June 2 – My Memories Of Comrade Marshal Perera

2020 June 11 – The Spectre Of An Authoritarian Regime Based On A Putschist Model

2020 June 16 – China, Taiwan and Hong Kong: How can we support?

2020 June 30 – Sri Lanka: Socialism, The JVP & Friedrich Engels

2020 July 10 – Communal Politics In Sri Lanka: The Pot Calling The Kettle Black – Part I

2020 July 14 – Communal Politics In Sri Lanka: The Pot Calling The Kettle Black – Part II

2020 July 23 – Ready To Hoodwink & Naive Enough To Be Hoodwinked!

2020 August 2 – Break The Vicious Cycle: Do Not Vote For Repression!

2020 August 8 – The Best & The Worst – 2020 General Elections In Sri Lanka

2020 August 9 – Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Stopping A Thermo-Nuclear War For The Survival Of Humanity!

2020 August 28 – Changing The Constitution For The Benefit Of All Its Residents

2020 September 29 – Constitutional Safeguards Essential For Protecting & Promoting Peoples’ Freedoms, Rights & Prosperity

2020 October 29 – Sri Lanka: Rising Autocracy And Accommodating Diversity

2020 November 11 – A Democratic Approach Towards Drafting A People’s Constitution

2020 December 3 – Late Mr Sarath Jayasuriya – My Recollections

2021 February 15 – A Ban On Burials – A Prelude To A Pogrom?

2021April 5 – අඩ සිය වසකට පසු 1971 අප්‍රේල් නැඟිටීම දෙස ආපසු හැරී බැලීමක්

2021 April 5 – 50 Years To April 71 Uprising: Historical Lesson Sri Lanka Never Learnt Since Its Independence

2021 April 5 – 71 අප්‍රේල් නැඟිටීමට වසර 50ක්: නිදහස ලැබීමෙන් පසු ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කිසි විටෙකත් ඉගෙන නොගත් ඉතිහාස පාඩම

2021 September 1 – My Indelible Memories Of The Past & Of Professor C L V (Lakshman) Jayathilake

2022 January 25 – Prospects Of Reconciliation: Sri Lanka’s Case

2022 February 4 – The Need For A New Beginning: One Of Self-Reflection & Correction!

2022 April 24 – Three Years Since Easter Bombings, Yet No Justice In Sight!

2022 April 27 – Sri Lanka: Typical Propaganda By A Corrupt Nefarious Regime!

2022 June 6 – Sri Lanka’s Economic, Political & Human Crisis

2022 July 12 – Gota-Go-Home Protest Movement In Sri Lanka: An International Comparison

2022 July 26 – July 1983 Pogrom: The Black Week That Devastatingly Impacted Sri Lanka Forever

2022 October 10 – Challenging Incomplete Democracy & Worker Cooperatives

2022 November 17 – High Time To Repeal The PTA & Release All Prisoners Held Under It

2023 January 23 – A Reflection on The Similarities Between 1971 and The Current Crisis

2023 February 5 – A Reflection: 75 Years Of Independence Lacked By The People Of Sri Lanka

2023 April 8 – RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First JVP Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam

2023 April 24 – Why The Anti-Terrorism Bill Should Be Rejected?

2023 June 8 – In Memory Of Mr Shyamon Jayasinghe

2023 July 23 – 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed

2022 July 24 – July 1983 Riot: A Spontaneous Racial Outburst Or Planned Pogrom Or Both?

2022 October 9 – Launch Of The E-Book Version Of The Mystique Of Kelani River

2023 July 17 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem?

2023 July 23 – 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed

2023 August 6 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද?

2023 August 6 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation?

2023 August 11 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද? – කොටස II

2023 August 6 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part II

2023 August 16 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III

2023 August 17 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද? – කොටස III

2023 August 22 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV

2023 August 22 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද? – කොටස IV

2023 August 25 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V

2023 August 25 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද? – කොටස V

2023 August 28 – Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI

2023 August 28 – ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගතකරණය, ආර්ථික කප්පාදුව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල: සර්වරෝගනාශකයක්ද නැත්නම් තත්වය උග්‍ර කරවන්නක්ද? – කොටස VI

2023 September 24 – In Memory Of Comrade H. A. Seneviratne, Lawyer, Writer & Human Rights Activist

2023 September 25 – නීතිඥ, ලේඛක සහ මානව හිමිකම් ක්‍රියාකාරික එච්.ඒ සෙනෙවිරත්න සහෝදරයා සිහි කිරීම පිණිස

2023 September 25 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment

2023 September 25 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය

2023 October 1 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part II

2023 October 1 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – කොටස II

2023 October 9 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part III

2023 October 10 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – කොටස III

2023 October 16 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part IV

2023 October 16 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – කොටස IV

2023 October 25 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part V

2023 October 25 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – කොටස V

2023 October 30 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part VI

2023 October 30 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පැවරීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – කොටස VI

2023 November 7 – ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – ජාතිය ගොඩනැගීම, බලය පවරා දීම සහ 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය – අවසාන කොටස

2023 November 7 – Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part VII

2023 November 14 – Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera

2024 February 4 – The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence

2024 February 4 – 75 years after independence: “It is incumbent upon us to ensure that authoritarianism will not win”!

2024 February 11 – National Peoples Power’s Indian Visit: A positive step but still way is long

2024 February 12 – Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery, Fourth Industrial Revolution & Professor Siegfried Zuern

2024 February 15 – A Tribute To Mrs Sriya Malathi Gunasekera, Wife Of Late Comrade Prins Gunasekera

2024 February 28 – Unity Fosters Inclusivity & Diversity Entails Celebration

2024 March 8 – The fight for women’s empowerment in an era of conflict and multifaceted crises

2024 March 14 – Gender Equality, Empowerment Of Women & The JVP

2024 March 17 – Ranil’s Distortion Of Facts About The Sri Lankan Political Scenario In 1977

2024 March 21 – Gender Equality, Empowerment Of Women & The JVP: Capitalism & Empowerment Of Women

2024 March 29 – Gender Equality & Empowerment Of Women & The JVP; Lessons From The JVP’s Evolution

2024 April 4 – Reflections on the April 1971 Uprising and Current Political Realities

2024 April 4 – 1971 අප්‍රේල් නැගිටීම සහ වත්මන් දේශපාලන යථාර්ථයන් පිළිබඳ ආවර්ජනා

2024 April 18 – Dr A .T. Ariyaratne Has Passed: My Memories Of Him To The Mid-1990s

2024 April 18 – ආචාර්ය ඒ ටී ආරියරත්න අභාවප්‍රාප්ත වෙයි: 1990 දශකයේ මැද දක්වා ඔහු ගැන මා සතු මතක සටහන්

2024 May 22 – My Red Comrade: A Review

2024 May 22 – My Red Comrade : විචාරයක්

2024May 26 – A brave experimentation in filmmaking

2024 June 22 – Our Wishes for A Happy 75th Birthday