Ravaya () was a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n
Sinhala newspaper published by
Victor Ivan. Established in 1987, it was known for its radical political views.
Ravaya was a staunch supporter of
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (; ; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, President of Sri Lanka from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. ...
in 1994. Ravaya is an intellectuals forum for non traditional analysis of social, political, cultural and judicial views of Sri Lanka. Victor Ivan had taken the path of Mahathma Gandhi and was in the process of applying
Gandhism
Gandhism is a body of ideas that describes the inspiration, vision, and the life work of Mohandas K. Gandhi. It is particularly associated with his contributions to the idea of nonviolent resistance, sometimes also called civil resistance.
The ...
to Sri Lanka.
See also
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List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it. For those newspapers that ar ...
References
External links
Ravayaonline edition
Newspapers established in 1987
Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka
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