Srilanka – different perspectives by Alok Das At the outset, allow me to qualify the title. When I say different perspectives, it might raise many eyebrows: different from what? Many researches have been done on Srilanka and many books have been written too. I am not an academic / researcher and outside my friend circle, people hardly know me. So different from what? Valid question, no doubt. Well, I am an Australian who was born in Bangladesh and my perspective on Srilanka is greatly influenced by that. What does that really mean? Interesting? Triggering any curiosity? Now let me tell you my story about Srilanka. My rendezvous with Srilanka started when I was in primary school. I am a gen X who grew up in a third world country, mostly in small towns. In those days there was no Internet, and even television was a luxury in many parts of ...