Leaving Sri Lanka in 1988
Eymard, Thusitha and I walked back through Darley Road from the direction of the Maradana Police station or Zahira College. We had one of the filling meals we could afford for five rupees—two thoosays (dosas) accompanied by generous supply of saambar and coconut chutney, red and light green served...
Kwangju and Friends
Memories of Kwangju and life-long friendships cultivated over decades on. Memories of May My friend Lee Unpretentious Eugene...
Memories of May 18 (518) over 24 years …
Today is May 18th or 518. It is a sacred day for me. Forty years ago today, on May 18th, 1980, students and ordinary citizens of Kwangju (presently referred to as Gwangju), a southern city in South Korea, stood against south Korean military dictators. They wanted democracy and the...