Gurudawa

‘This battle is between progressives and reactionaries. You have to decide whether the progressive Mahajana Eksath Peramuna will win? Or whether the reactionary U.N.P. will win...’ This is the narrative S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike spoke during the 1956 general election in every...

January 12, 1960, marked a historic moment for the Colombo Municipal Council, as M.H. Mohamed (Mohamed Hanifa Mohamed) became the first Muslim to be elected mayor in its history. The Colombo Municipal Council was not a new place for the...

A CIA report later revealed that J.R. placed his hopes in America and his foreign allies to help him weather the storm of the 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord. But as their silence grew louder, he found himself with no option but...

During the tenure of President Premadasa, an urgent fax landed at the Sri Lankan embassy in Washington. The contents were unequivocal: the services of the young Milinda Moragoda, then living in the U.S., were to be obtained without delay. This...

The Batalanda torture chamber was first exposed by ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. Corruption and terror of the 17-year U.N.P. government were revealed by the ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. However, it is said this was done according to Chandrika’s political agenda. When the U.N.P. nominated...

There is a similarity between the 1956 General Election and the 2024 General Election. The UNP, which had ruled the country since 1947, was swept away in the 1956 General Election. The UNP also lost the opposition leadership. For the...

The only local government institution that the JVP has won in the history of local government in Sri Lanka is the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha. The JVP won the Tissa Pradeshiya Sabha in the 2002 LG election. By winning Tissa, the...

The JVP participated in the 1994 general election under the Nation Salvation Front, concerned that voters might recall the party's violent history during the 1988-89 period. At the time, the JVP lacked a strong campaign slogan, as their previous anti-Indian...

‘I even took a break to listen to Anura’s budget. I remembered the budget that NM, presented after forming a coalition government in 1970 as the Finance minister. We were excited to hear that budget. The 1970 government came to...

Swarna Mallawarachchi was Vijaya Kumaranatunga’s first on-screen partner, starring alongside him in his debut film, Hantane Kathawa. Because of this, she was often referred to as Vijaya’s first girlfriend. Before his tragic murder, Swarna acted with him in several films,...