Ceylon to Sri Lanka: Troubled ParadiseOn post 1948 Sri Lanka; author's impression from various people's lives. |
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Air Ceylon Air Lanka Amara Anuradhapura asked Avishka Bandaranaike beautiful British brought Buddhist bungalow Ceylon Chandra Colombo corruption crowded Curry Leaf Dambulla Devika dressed driver Dutugamunu economy English eyes face father foreign front Galle Face Green Galle Road Gamini garden happened Indian Iranganie island Jaffna Kandy Kataragama Lalith Athulathmudali land laughed Liberty Plaza listened live looked Mahinda Minister Ministry morning mother Nawala Neela Nihal Nugegoda once parents party peace plantations planters police political politicians Ranil Wickremasinghe remember restaurant rich rupees servants Sinhala Sinhala Only Act Siripala smile Sri Lankan story talk Tamil teachers things Tigers told took tourists trees United National Party Vasantha vehicles village violence walked wanted watched woman women workers young