Kathikava #41: Provincial Councils White Elephants?
Ashoka Gunawardena Former Chairman, Finance Commission| KA Tilakaratne, Former Chief Secretary, North Central Provincial Council| Prof. S. Wijesandhiran, University of Peradeniya
Kathikava is a series of webinars carried out by the National Movement for Social Justice every Sunday from 5-7 pm (IST). These have been conducted almost every Sunday since November 29, 2020 on contemporary topics with contributions from experts or stakeholders related to each topic. The topic, the list of panelists and a full video of each is made available here.
Ashoka Gunawardena Former Chairman, Finance Commission| KA Tilakaratne, Former Chief Secretary, North Central Provincial Council| Prof. S. Wijesandhiran, University of Peradeniya
Prof. Indralal de Silva, Professor of Community Science| Former Director General of Tertiary and Vocational Education Dr. Sujatha Gamage| Mr. Udara Bentota, Software Engineer and Manager
Attorney-at-Law Sajeewani Abeykoon| Dr. Thush Wickramanayake| Mr. Gayan Gallage (Journalist)
Dr. Priyanga Dunusinghe| Attorney at Law Shiral Lakthilaka| Mr Dhananath Fernando
Mr. Shanakyan Rasamanikkam (Young Member of Parliament)| Dr. Pathum Kerner (Young Politician, Social Activist)| Ms. Bhagya Abeyratne (Environmentalist and Social Activist)| Mr. Lahiru Weerasekera (youth for change organization)
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Dr. WA Wijewardena| Dr. Nishan de Mel| Mrs. Sathya Karunaratne
Prof. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri| Prof. Rohan Samarajeewa| Mrs. Randula de Silva
Specialist Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe| Specialist Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne| Trade Union Leader Ravi Kumudesh
Former MP Hirunika Premachandra| National Intellectuals Organization Media Spokesman Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara| Writer Shakthika Sathkumara
Mr. HMSG Palihakkara| Mr. Sumith Nakandala| Mrs. Kulani Wijebahu