by Wijith DeChickera | Nov 11, 2015 | DailyFT
Today, a nation is still struggling to assess the significance of his loss. Tomorrow, many if not most of us will officially mourn his return to the ocean of Samsara – with some aspiring seafarers suspecting that his vessel has crossed the...
by Wijith DeChickera | Nov 6, 2015 | DailyFT
The hero seems strangely familiar. He brandishes his weapons of choice in each frame: effortlessly: fearlessly. Built like a nondescript, he wields his truncheon like a ninja. In one, he’s a Spartan holding the pass at Thermopylae against hordes of invading...
by Wijith DeChickera | Oct 29, 2015 | DailyFT
Say “media freedom” to a seasoned journalist and she will roll her eyes at you. Say it to a veteran editor and it might be your head that rolls. We’ve (all) been there, done that. We’ve (some of us) bandaged war wounds shouting out the very...
by Wijith DeChickera | Oct 22, 2015 | DailyFT
Did the headline confuse you? Good… because, if you’re going to read this article to its end, and to its logical conclusion, keep in mind that everything is not what it seems. There needs to be a slightly satirical frame of mind to see this...
by Wijith DeChickera | Oct 15, 2015 | DailyFT
Now, I’m not sure what names the PM and/or the MP is/are calling each other in their un-Parliamentary thoughts right now. Or, more likely, with what encomiums in their own minds they are congratulating themselves – and, perhaps, each other – on...
