tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post1946180829275879748..comments2023-12-29T19:05:08.886-08:00Comments on ravings of a strange woman: EMBARRASSING BITS IN PROFESSOR NALIN DE SILVA’S PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONSratnawallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454943077939200675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-78255970989820807672012-08-31T03:36:33.697-07:002012-08-31T03:36:33.697-07:00Fact : Queyroz ( - 1688) never set foot in the isl...Fact : Queyroz ( - 1688) never set foot in the island but lived in Goa. Instead what he has said in his book, Spiritual and Temporal conquest of Ceylon, was copied from the work of a lay brother by the name of Pedro de Basto, who lived in Ceylon. reason - Basto had a gift of "Prophesy" which made Queyroz copy his work , why is anyone's guess. All this can be found in Fr.S.G.Perera's "Conquista" (1930), so a word of caution when you say "in depth diving is required".<br />Conclusion : After 400 or so years after they left we are trying to fight over who said what, good misinformation to keep us hunting for generations to come so that they could focus on running their country while we fight over ours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219090230679764168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-24377929166513840622012-01-04T15:25:05.295-08:002012-01-04T15:25:05.295-08:00I don't see what the big deal is. Prof. De Sil...I don't see what the big deal is. Prof. De Silva was obviously informed by Mr Iriyagolle. Would you prefer he said 'Queiros has shown..'? Did Queiros show you? Obviously not, someone else wrote it down. Seems to me like you are trying to make a big deal out of nothing.Vasco De Gamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-87179244696618319232011-08-05T05:43:45.410-07:002011-08-05T05:43:45.410-07:00Ruwan,I have replied to you in http://ratnawalli.b...Ruwan,I have replied to you in http://ratnawalli.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-do-we-have-to-rely-on-portuguese.htmlratnawallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454943077939200675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-21512109869146467892011-07-19T13:27:57.955-07:002011-07-19T13:27:57.955-07:00Every time I read literature that deals with attem...Every time I read literature that deals with attempts to understand this island's past, the following question keeps coming up in my mind.<br /><br />If Tamil is one of the oldest languages in human civilization (Wikipedia) and Sinhalese civilization has a 2500 year written history, why can't we find documentation in these two languages that describes the situation in this island at the time period of interest? Why do we have to rely on Portuguese, Dutch or English writings with their limited knowledge and misunderstandings of the native people?Ruwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-69364238387280419532011-06-25T22:09:08.169-07:002011-06-25T22:09:08.169-07:00Er.. Possible that you have misread this article.Er.. Possible that you have misread this article.ratnawallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454943077939200675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260609042427510784.post-22424134720573750562011-06-25T12:22:02.305-07:002011-06-25T12:22:02.305-07:00many people do not like to believe the truth about...many people do not like to believe the truth about our country. in this article too she blame prof nalin de silva for representing the sinhala buddhist. we are sinhalese buddhist who accept what nalin de silva says. one thing for sure these kind of Montessori women or men can only write these kind of articles but it just for their pleasure. we as the sinhalese buddhist know how to protect our country. people who say nalin de silva is a racist are all in the same boat, they are just puppies of foreign cultures. what they know is to work against sinhala people to eleminat buddhism. they work all day and night for their course. like dogs who eager for it's meal. they are benefited from ngos. what they believe is western culture and knowledge. they are very happy to believe that americans went to moon in 1969. even though there were not enough technology to do such a task. but they refuse to believe that the great devanpiayathissa and gamunu kings are sinhala. we really sorry for them.muhandiramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529023558957039400noreply@blogger.com