“A.I.S.I”. (AS I’VE SEEN IT) – By Des Kelly We are already halfway through February, 2019, a very important month for this writer, and the Country I came from. Firstly, I have always preferred the rather beautiful name of CEYLON simply because that was her name, when we left her shores for the last time. I am now talking about the mass-exodus of the Burgher Communities that obviously had to leave because of the Sinhala-only policy which would have made it nearly impossible for our children to pass their examinations and secure good jobs. The exodus began in the 1950s & I migrated to Melbourne in 1962, very early in the 60s, after serving my Country in the Royal Ceylon Navy for the best part of the 50s.       To me, and many other Burghers, Sri Lanka will still always be remembered as Ceylon. Never mind about the dozens ...

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