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Sri Lanka

    The best books on Sri Lanka, recommended by Ahilan Kadirgamar

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    The best books on Sri Lanka - The Story Of Ceylon by E.F.C. Ludowyk

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    The Story Of Ceylon
    by E.F.C. Ludowyk
  • The best books on Sri Lanka - The Broken Palmyrah by by Rajan Hoole, Daya Somasundaram & K. Sritharan and Rajani Thiranagama

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    The Broken Palmyrah
    by by Rajan Hoole, Daya Somasundaram & K. Sritharan and Rajani Thiranagama

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    The best books on Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka by Ketheshwaran Loganathan

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    Sri Lanka
    by Ketheshwaran Loganathan
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    The best books on Sri Lanka - The Arrogance of Power by Rajan Hoole

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    The Arrogance of Power
    by Rajan Hoole
  • The best books on Sri Lanka - Playing Lions and Tigers by Rohini Hensman

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    Playing Lions and Tigers
    by Rohini Hensman

The best books on Sri Lanka, recommended by Ahilan Kadirgamar

In one of the saddest interviews on our site, Sri Lankan activist Ahilan Kadirgamar talks us through the books he hopes will be a source of inspiration to the next generation.  He picks the best books on Sri Lanka and its tragic civil war.

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