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Rajiva Wijesinha

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May 15 1954
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Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work. An academic by profession for much of his working career, he was most recently Senior Professor of Languages at the University of Sabaragamuwa , Sri Lanka.

In June 2007 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed him Secretary-General of the Sri Lankan Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process , and in June 2008 he also became concurrently the Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights . The Peace Secretariat wound up in July 2009), and in February 2010 he resigned from the Ministry as well as the University, as he was a candidate on the National List of the United People's Freedom Alliance in the General Election held on 8 April 2010, following which he was appointed a Member of Parliament.

He belongs to the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka , and has served as its President and Leader, and also as a Vice-President of Liberal International. He is currently Chair of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats . He has travelled widely, including as a Visiting Professor on the Semester at Sea Programme of the University of Pittsburgh , and has published Beyond the First Circle: Travels in the Second and Third Worlds.

Rajiva Wijesinha

3.5/5 ( ratings)
Born
May 15 1954
Website
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Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work. An academic by profession for much of his working career, he was most recently Senior Professor of Languages at the University of Sabaragamuwa , Sri Lanka.

In June 2007 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed him Secretary-General of the Sri Lankan Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process , and in June 2008 he also became concurrently the Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights . The Peace Secretariat wound up in July 2009), and in February 2010 he resigned from the Ministry as well as the University, as he was a candidate on the National List of the United People's Freedom Alliance in the General Election held on 8 April 2010, following which he was appointed a Member of Parliament.

He belongs to the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka , and has served as its President and Leader, and also as a Vice-President of Liberal International. He is currently Chair of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats . He has travelled widely, including as a Visiting Professor on the Semester at Sea Programme of the University of Pittsburgh , and has published Beyond the First Circle: Travels in the Second and Third Worlds.

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Declining Sri Lanka

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Twentieth Century Classics: Reflections on Writers and their Times

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Current Crisis in Sri Lanka

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Acts of Faith

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