𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒍 ( දුක් ගන්නා රාළ )

My first ever overseas trip was made a couple of decades ago and during that trip I visited a friend of mine in Paris, who was staying just a stone’s throw away from the famous " Arch of the Triumph ". As I entered the building he was staying, something posted at the entrance caught my attention, though my French was no better then, than now. It said “ NO PETS, NO CHILDREN & NO LOUD MUSIC ”. When I asked why such conditions, my friend explained that many staying in that building were professionals who, after busy day at work did not like to be distracted during their private times. It was little confusing for me to grapple this idea and get some sense out of this novel arrangement. Later, I came to know that it was not a novel idea only found in France but something many eagerly have embraced all throughout the Europe and in North America then. The whole building was surprisingly quiet and ideal retreat for meditating monks even, I thought then. After spending a few ye...

I was flabbergasted to read following when I accidentally came across following headlines in one of the local newspapers recently. .       With tourists in mind, India relaxes visa norms,          Protest after Manipur girl is raped in Delhi,         Court orders arrest of ex-health minister in sexual assault case, .       Kejriwal to “go to any extent” for Lokpal bill,         Devyani seeks dismissal of visa fraud case in US court. Needless to say,as a Sri Lankan, I was aghast to learn that we are not so welcomed in India as we are not included from the list of 180 countries that have been granted relaxed visa facility. I am equally amazed as to why are they (Indians) so afraid of Sri Lankans,  where women are being raped in broad day light in their capital city;  fraudsters are being given diplomatic immunity to carry on with their nefarious...