How to be at home without a home
Confined to my ‘hansiputuwa’ on the Nth day of the lockdown we were left pondering on the advice tendered by the WHO, our own medics, police and bureaucrats: How can a man confine himself to his home, if he does not have a home to be in? Call it a conundrum, paradox or oxymoron, we [...]
Burial of COVID-19 victims and the resort to fake news
In the midst of the complex challenges facing the country today, prudence demands that the Government handles the challenges with a great deal of sensitivity to ensure that all its citizens are on board in these critical times. It has been emphasised over and over again the success of the national attempt to curb the [...]
India besieged – 1.3 billion people in quarantine
NEW DELHI – “India is walking home,” declared the headline in The Indian Express as newspapers and television screens filled with images of millions of migrant workers, clutching their meager belongings, trekking along India’s deserted highways to return to their homes, hundreds of kilometers away. Such images were last seen in India seven decades ago, [...]
‘Bottom to Top engagement’ lacking in war against coronavirus
Full kudos is due to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the prompt orders passed down to combat the coronavirus that leads to the deadly Covid-19 decease. The selfless dedication to the task by the medical staff, Police and the Tri-Services has to be highly appreciated. By this, Sri Lanka has set an example to the rest [...]