Gananath Obeysekere
The Creation of the Hunter

The Creation of the Hunter

Who are the Väddas? Where do they come from? Where have they gone? While many continue to accept the storyline represented by colonial era thinkers that of the romantic and benign image of Väddas as children of nature living in tune or harmony with their environment....

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The Doomed King

The Doomed King

A requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha On 24 Jan 1816, the captured king of Kandy was escorted on board the Cornwallis together with his queens, relatives and servants. Almost a month later, King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha arrives at the Vellore Fort in India, to spend his...

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