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Category Archives: Independence
From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 3)
Life in Exile Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence and … Continue reading
From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 2)
From Dawn to Dusk Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence … Continue reading
Posted in Ceylon, History, Independence, Sir John Kotelawala, Sri Lanka
Tagged Ceylon, Lord Soulbury, Mapitigama Buddharakkita Thera, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sir John Kotelawala, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Soulbury Commission, Sri Lanka CHOGM Colombo Telegraph Ceylon The Devil Dancers Bandaranaike Buddhism Burma, Tarzie Vittachi, The Devil Dancers
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From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 1)
The Road to Independence Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence … Continue reading
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