A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, July 8, 2017
Bangladesh: Begum Matia Chowdhury
( July 7, 2017, Dhaka, Sri Lanka Guardian) Throughout
her politics of student life, Matia Chowdhury was a fiery orator
against the oppressive rule of the Pakistani regime and so, she was
fondly canonized as “Ogni Konnya or the Girl of Fire.” That would make
her the sole woman commander in chief in the eastern hemisphere and the
first to rise to that lofty position strictly on her own merits. Given
Bangladesh’s well-deserved reputation for machismo, the rise of the
leader like her might seem like an extraordinary power shift. But when
you look beyond sheer numbers, feminists will find less to celebrate.
Political parties have been their gateways to power, and partly driven
by a desire to preserve their relationships with powerful party patrons,
they have done little to disturb the status quo. In effect, their
gender has not had much impact on how they govern. But Matia stands on
the principles what Warren G. Bennis says : “Leadership is the capacity
to transform vision into reality.” Women were not simply spectators
throughout the Independence struggles of Bangladesh. Many women took
sides on political issues and joined independence movements in order to
participate on many different levels. They played very important roles
to fight back the tyrannous Pakistani regime. Amena Begum and Matia
Chowdhury took the leading roles in all movements of the Bengali causes
side by side with our male political stalwarts. Women took part in the
revolution, including in leadership roles.
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