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• Santasilan Kadirgamar

  Sri Lanka: Silan Kadirgamar (1934-2015) — reflections on his life and politics

  1 August 2015, by PHILIPS Rajan

  The passing away of Silan Kadirgamar last Saturday has left an unfillable void in the lives of many who knew him and appreciated their association with him. Silan’s circles of associations went far beyond the usual circles of family and friends that most people have. Those of us who were (…)

• Santasilan Kadirgamar

  Sri Lanka: Santasilan Kadirgamar, the last of a generation of Tamil Marxists

  27 July 2015, by DAVID Kumar

  Reflecting on Santasilan Kadirgamar’s life.
  He was my comrade and neighbor and oft would we sit out on my veranda, sipping the stuff that cheers and first talking sensibly, then slinging it out in voices that kept the neighbors, too polite to complain, awake till the late hours, as a bottle (…)