1960
World’s First Female Head of Government She served as prime minister three times Sirima Ratwatte…
1958
Anti-Tamil Pogrom Sets Nation Ablaze The state language issue is deeply divisive A week is…
1956
Ceylon Stands Tall at the United Nations A premier’s silver tongue earns encomia A country’s…
1956
Sinhala Only Act Creates Divided Nation Language proves to be an ethnic flashpoint A single…
1955
Ceylon Gains Membership of the UN Country faces resistance from the Soviets From a British…
1954
Ceylon Leads the Pack of Colombo Powers Colombo Conference puts Asia on the map There’s…
1953
People’s Protest Against Policy – a First A hartal strikes at the heart of a…
1951
Sri Lanka’s Air Force Takes Wing The proud guardian of the skies The founding of…
1951
Ceylon Stands Up for Defeated Foe Japan Finance Minister J. R. Jayewardene’s finest hour They…
1951
The Colombo Plan Comes to Asia’s SuccourCommonwealth initiates regional programmeThe Colombo Plan was mooted by…
1951
Ceylon’s Medical Legacy to its Citizens The nation adopts free healthcare policies A nation’s wealth…
1950
Sri Lanka Navy Anchors the IslandThe golden fence around the nationIsland nations are notoriously susceptible…
1950
Ceylon Hosts Commonwealth Colombo Summit Colombo Plan a counterpoint to communism There is no such…
1949
The Sri Lanka Army is Established Long and strong defenders of the nation A nation’s…
1948
Failures are Often the Pillars of Success Some Olympians run late even in paradise There…
1948
One Flag, One Fate, One State, One Future A chequered history – a standard with…
1948
Dominion Status a Double-Edged Sword Freedom from Britain didn’t mean liberty Ceylon’s independence from the…
1947
Air Ceylon Becomes the Island’s Flag Carrier Colony takes to the air ahead of freedom…
1947
Our Founding Father and Elder Statesman Ceylon’s first premier – a son of the soil…
PREFACE
Seventy-five years is a significant time span… around a lifetime for a human being on average; the time it takes a tropical palm to grow into maturity
