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Sirimavo Bandaranaike: The Grand Old Lady of Sri Lankan Politics
by D.B.S.Jeyaraj October 10th 2021 was the 21st death anniversary of the world’s first woman prime minister Mrs.Sirima Bandaranaike. I am therefore reproducing on my blog an article written about her by me 21 years years ago. It was published in the Indian news-magazine “Frontline” of Aug 19th – Sep 01st 2000 (Vol 17-Issue 17) […]
Charismatic Actor -Politician Vijaya Kumaratunga: 75th Birth Anniversary Tribute
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj (This 75th Birthday Tribue to Vijaya Kumaratunga written last year is being re-posted here without any changes to commemorate the actor-politico’s 76th birth anniversary.) Kovilage Vijaya Anthony Kumaratunga, known to the world as Vijaya Kumaratunga, was born in Seeduwa on 9 October 1945. Vijaya was an endearing personality with an enduring vision whom […]
Revisiting the Attack on Thirukkumar Nadesan at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu by Pro-LTTE Goons.
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj The Pandora Papers are a series of papers being continuously published since October 3rd 2021 by the Washington based International Consortium of Investigative Journalism(ICIJ).The ICIJ is a worldwide network of 280 Investigative journalists and more than 100 Media organizations from many different countries spanning the globe. The Pandora papers are based on 11.8 […]

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D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for the First Time in 25 Years

Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT

Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go out entirely.

Articles by D.B.S. Jeyaraj – dbsjeyaraj.com
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: The Grand Old Lady of Sri Lankan Politics October 19, 2021
Charismatic Actor -Politician Vijaya Kumaratunga: 75th Birth Anniversary Tribute October 19, 2021
Revisiting the Attack on Thirukkumar Nadesan at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu by Pro-LTTE Goons. October 13, 2021
Rishad Bathiudeen Targeted in Witch Hunt After his Fall From Rajapaksa Grace October 13, 2021
How Film Actor Gamini Fonseka Thrashed Dehiwela Strongman Karthelis in a Fist Fight on the Galle Road. October 6, 2021
SWRD Bandaranaike’s Flirtation With Federalism. October 6, 2021
Sivaji Ganesan Made Many Tamils Appreciate Their Vibrant Language More October 5, 2021
Rajini Rajasingham Thiranagama: Unforgettable Symbol of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tragedy September 27, 2021
Murder Most Foul: Assassination of Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike September 27, 2021
Legendary Muslim Congress “Thalaiver” MHM Ashraff and the Tamils of Sri Lanka September 19, 2021
Writing Three Letters to Michele Bachelet Causes Turmoil Within the Tamil National Alliance September 17, 2021
Jacqueline Fernandez; Sri Lankan Jewel in Indian Hindi Filmdom Crown September 12, 2021
Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman was the Masterful Strategist and Shrewdest Tactician Among Tamil Political Leaders September 5, 2021
Remembering Comrade Bala Tampoe the Legendary Trade Union Leader on his Seventh Death Anniversary September 5, 2021
Remembering Ketheeswaran “Ketheesh” Loganathan on His 15th Death Anniversary August 14, 2021
Shelton Ranaraja Was Loved and Respected by the Tamil People August 11, 2021
How Lakshman Kadirgamar Became a National List MP and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Minister August 6, 2021
Memories of Leonine Tamil Leader Murugesu Sivasithamaparam August 5, 2021
Neelan Tiruchelvam the Foremost Intellectual of Contemporary Tamil Politics August 5, 2021
JR Jayewardene, the Kanatte Mass Funeral and the July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom August 5, 2021

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Special Feature

D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for the First Time in 25 Years

Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT

Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go out entirely.